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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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Pow! Boff! Thwack! Batmobile Wins Copyright Litigation

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It's not every day a Ninth Circuit court opinion includes, "Holy copyright law, Batman!," or “To the Batmobile!” But in affirming a district court’s ruling in a copyright infringement case by DC Comics against the maker of...more

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Holy Overreach, Batman! Fictional Software Trademark Row Rejected by Supreme Court

When Fortres Grand Corporation saw sales of its software program drop, it blamed – wait for it – Batman. Fortres’ software, called “Clean Slate,” erases user changes to public computers upon reboot, thus returning the...more

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Trademark Review - Volume 3 | Issue 3 March 2013

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In This Issue: • NY Yankees Establish Rights to a Mark Despite Never Using It • Walgreen Is Denied Registration of WAL-ZYR for its Product Equivalent to ZYRTEC • The Batmobile Escapes a Motion to Dismiss -...more

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