The Boston Red Sox have won a victory against Brad Francis Sherman, getting his trademark for Sex Rod Read the rest of this entry »
Sex Rod and Victor’s Secret
October 26, 2008
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Little House on the Prairy Infringes Trademark… right?
October 22, 2008The non-profit organisation that operates the “Little House on the Prairie” museum in Kansas is being sued by the makers of the former TV show Read the rest of this entry »
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Caltech Sues Camera Manufacturers
October 22, 2008In an interesting development, Caltech has sued Canon USA, Sony Corp., Nikon Inc., Olympus America, Panasonic Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. for wilful infringement of core digital imaging Read the rest of this entry »
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American Airlines Sues Yahoo
October 22, 2008American Airlines has sued Yahoo for trademark infringement. The issue is paid adverts Read the rest of this entry »
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‘X Factor’ Hassles eXtra Factor Spoof
October 19, 2008Simon Cowell of X Factor have sent a “Cease and Desist” letter to eXtra Factor – a satire about the singing contest reality show, claiming that the comedy musical eXtra Factor is in breach of copyright.
Buckling under the pressure, the popular eXtra Factor spoof will end its run after a final show in Preston. Its cast includes ex-Blue singer Antony Costa and former soap stars Kevin Kennedy (Coronations Street) and Lisa Riley. “It’s disappointing because it was a good piece of theatre, but apparently we did something to upset Mr. Cowell,” said Kennedy.
An X Factor spokesperson said: “They were using the X Factor brand and logo when that is trademarked to us. It was an infringement of our copyright.
In the US, satire is a constitutional right. Britain has a long history of satire, with the Goodies and the “Carry On” films in the Seventies, Goodness Gracious Me and other TV series being tongue-in-cheek take offs of other programs.
As someone else capitalizing on the name Factor myself, I deplore these high-handed tactics.
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Derivative Work Copyright Down Under to go to Court
October 12, 2008Recent allegations have surfaced concerning the song Down Under by Men At Work which arguably includes a melody taken from an earlier song Kookaburra Read the rest of this entry »
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Lebanese Group Seeks to Reclaim Hummus as National Food
October 9, 2008Hummus, a savoury dip made from chickpeas with olive oil, spices and often flavoured with tehina Read the rest of this entry »
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Gene Sequences are now Patentible in Israel
October 7, 2008The Commissioner of patents has ruled that gene sequences per se. are patentable in Israel. The decision is designed to standardize Read the rest of this entry »
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Copying DVDs to PCs
October 3, 2008Walt Disney, Warners, Fox, Universal, Paramount and are ganging up to sue a Seattle based company, RealNetworks Inc., over a new software program, called RealDVD, which allows consumers to copy DVDs Read the rest of this entry »
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Eli Lilly Sues Teva for Patent Infringement and seek Declaratory Judgement
October 2, 2008Eli Lilly & Co. have sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., alleging infringement of two U.S. patents that are used in Gemzar Read the rest of this entry »
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