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Steve Baird

Steve Baird

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.


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Distinguishing the Fictional From the Real: Names and Brands in Television and Movies

We have an interesting question to answer, leading us into the holiday weekend, during which I suspect a few movies will be watched by more than a few marketing types and trademark types...more

5/24/2013 - Infringement Movies Television Shows Trademarks

Canine Inspired Copyright Confusion?

When we mention confusion on DuetsBlog, we’re typically referring to the well-known likelihood of confusion test of trademark infringement. But today, we’re focused on the apparent confusion many have about the important...more

3/25/2013 - Copyright Infringement Photographs

The Not-So-Happy Place of Genericness

Restaurant trade dress is possible to own when the claimed trade dress is distinctive and non-functional, think Taco Cabana. Restaurant trade dress can be so unique in the marketplace that distinctiveness is presumed with a...more

2/11/2013 - Generic Infringement Inherently Distinctive Resorts & Restaurants Trade Dress

Supreme Court Upholds Nike’s Promise to “Break the Wrist, and Walk Away”

Not every day does the United States Supreme Court weigh in on a topic impacting the trademark world, but it did so yesterday in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., a case illustrating what can happen when a trademark plaintiff wants...more

1/10/2013 - Infringement Lanham Act Nike SCOTUS Trademark Bullying Trademarks

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