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Entries from December 2006

BlawgSearch Helps Lawyers Leverage Peer-Written Content

December 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Justia recently launched BlawgSearch, a search engine that scours through lawyer and law-related blogs. I think this will be a great research tool for lawyers.
If you come across a case or law in your daily practice and want to see what other lawyers have said about it, Justia’s BlawgSearch lets you search across hundreds [...]

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Tags: blog · search engines

Evel Knievel v. Evel Kanyevel

December 13th, 2006 · No Comments

The New York Times reports that Evel sued Kanye West for infringing his trademark in the music video Touch the Sky. In the video, Kanye appears as Evel Kanyevel, dons a star-studded jumpsuit and attempts to cross a canyon in a rocket-powered motorcycle.

If you visit the USPTO website, you will find that Robert Craig [...]

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Tags: trademark

iPod + iBuzz = iSue

December 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment

PowerPage reports that Apple has threatened iBuzz for using silhouette-style ads to promote its music-activated sex toy. While iBuzz has pulled those ads off its UK website, they remain visible on the iBuzz US site.
Related Resources:

US Code - Copyrights.
US Copyright Office.
UK Patent Office - Copyright

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Tags: copyright