The Briefing: Trademark Basics - Protecting Names, Logos, and Brands in Entertainment
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(Podcast) The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
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Unexpected Paths to IP Law with Dan Young and Colin White
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(Podcast) The Briefing: Trademark Smoked: The Fall of General Cigar’s COHIBA Registration
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An Illinois appellate court recently clarified the outer limits of the controversial “inevitable disclosure doctrine” under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act....more
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