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Copying graffiti could infringe copyright and trademark

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rtushnet

Williams v. Roberto Cavalli S.p.A., No. 14-cv-06659 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2015)   Plaintiffs Jason Williams, Victor Chapa, and Jeffrey Rubin sued the producers and distributors of Just Cavalli clothing, alleging copyright infringement, removal and alteration of copyright information (CMI) … Continue reading →

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When is a house an advertisement?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rtushnet

Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Kipp Flores Architects, L.L.C., No. 14-50649 (5th Cir. Feb. 26, 2015)   KFA, an architecture firm, got a judgment in a jury trial against a builder, Hallmark Design Homes, for copyright infringement for building hundreds of … Continue reading →

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AU IP/Gender: Panel IV: Gendered Understandings of the Role and Scope of IP

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Moderator – Irene Calboli, Marquette Law School and National University of Singapore   Carys Craig, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University – Deconstructing Copyright’s Choreographer: the Power of Performance (and the Performance of Power)   Feminist approach to conceptualizing artistic … Continue reading →

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AU IP/Gender Panel III: US Federal Courts

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel III: Gender and Intellectual Property in the U.S. Federal Courts Moderator – Christine Farley, American University Washington College of Law   Jessica Silbey, Suffolk University Law School – Intellectual Property Reform Through the Lens of Constitutional Equality   Qualitative … Continue reading →

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AU IP/Gender: Lunch Keynote by Kara Swanson

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Kara Swanson, Northeastern University School of Law – IP and Gender: Reflections on Methodology and Accomplishments   Literature review: from the footnotes to the text.  Personal experience writing and publishing in gender & IP—future orientation of how we can make … Continue reading →

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AU IP/Gender Panel II: Documenting Communities of Practice

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Moderator – Meredith Jacob, American University Washington College of Law   Jhessica Reia, Center for Technology and Society at Fundacao Getulio Vargas (CTS-FGV) – DIY or Die! Gender and Creation in Marginal Music Production   Straight edge movement in Brazil: … Continue reading →

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AU IP/Gender Panel I: Women’s Leadership in Traditional Cultural Production

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Panel I: Community Structure and Women’s Leadership in Traditional Cultural Production Moderator – Margaret Chon, Seattle University School of Law   Helen Chuma Okoro, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (and CC Nigeria), Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property Protection, and Matriarchal … Continue reading →

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AU/IP Gender conference, part 1: me

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rtushnet

Reimagining IP/Gender: The Next 10 Years of Feminist Engagement with IP Law   Welcome – Michael Carroll, American University Washington College of Law IP program and Women & Law program do this together—longterm collaboration.   Opening Keynote Meredith Jacobs, American … Continue reading →

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UDRP expenses count as injury for purposes of TM case

Posted on February 25, 2015 by rtushnet

Migliore & Associates, LLC v. Kentuckiana Reporters, LLC, No. 3:13–CV–315, 2015 WL 730058 (W.D. Ky. Feb. 19, 2015)   Note: a genuine pleasure to read! Thank you, Judge Heyburn. Migliore, a court reporter, sued Kentuckiana for trademark infringement and ACPA … Continue reading →

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Irreparable harm teleseminar: rescheduled for March 6

Posted on February 25, 2015 by rtushnet

Via the ABA Antitrust Section: Please click on the link below to register for a timely lunchtime teleseminar where our panel of experts will address the status of “irreparable harm” in Lanham Act false advertising cases.   Recent cases have … Continue reading →

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