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Indians Acting Like Cowboys: The Cleveland Guardians Trademark Dispute

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An interesting suit was filed on October 27 in the Northern District of Ohio by the Guardians Roller Derby team against the Cleveland Guardians Baseball Company f/k/a the Cleveland Indians. Imagine seeing a ‘New York Yankees’ shirt for sale and buying it. Confusion would otherwise result.

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Bad Bunny Wants Out Of Lawsuit He Says Is Trying To Control Reggaetón

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Late today, the Puerto Rican rapper filed a motion (read here) asking to be dismissed from a consolidated complaint brought against more than 150 popular reggaetón artists, songwriters, and record companies by representatives of famed Jamaican dancehall producers Steely & Clevie. ” Ed Sheeran / Photo by NRK P3 / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Sounds, Colors, Scents, and Other Nontraditional Trademarks

Erik K Pelton

A famous example of this is the pin stripes of the New York Yankees are a registered trademark. And there’s a cool tech company, at trade shows, all of their salespeople and employees wear bright green neon ties with a black shirt. The uniform of a UPS driver is a registered trademark.

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Spotify successfully opposes POTIFY applications based on dilution by blurring

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Spotify offers digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts from record labels and media companies. Yankees P’ship v. Yankees P’ship, 114 USPQ2d at 1502 (quoting 15 U.S.C. § Yankees P’ship , 114 USPQ2d at 1509. Spotify AB , 2022 USPQ2D 37 at *7. IET Prods. & & Servs.,

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Free Speech, Chatting About Friends, Kraken/Crackin’ On AI, & Thinking About Fred & Ginger: Generated Content, Amici Curiae, & A Case About Jack Daniels That Dances Around Trademark Issues And Leaves Some Things To Chew On

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And the debate continues, with Seattle, Los Angeles, NYC, Fairfax County (Virginia), and Montgomery County (Alabama) for example, having banned its use on or blocked its access on their public school systems and devices, while other educators are advocating its incorporation into the curriculum, according to both Forbes and the New York Times.

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Why Brand Impersonation is Increasing on Twitter & How to Combat It

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From Twitter: “Twitter Blue is an opt-in, paid monthly subscription that adds a blue checkmark to your account and offers early access to select new features, like Edit Tweet.” Prior to Twitter Blue’s launch, Twitter had tighter controls on who could verify their profiles with specific criteria (active, notable, or authentic).