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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

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Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years.

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Mickey Mouse to Enter Public Domain in 2024

IPilogue

Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years.

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Use It or Lose It: How to Acquire and Protect your Trademarks

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As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience. Trademarks are an excellent way to protect your brand. do not protect the goods themselves, but rather they protect your brand. It does in fact describe an American-branded airline company.

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