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Articles by Brooke Olaussen

Brooke Olaussen is a 2L at WCL with an interest in IP law, international law, and contract law. She has a B.A. from Wesleyan University where she studied American history, film, and creative writing. Brooke is a staff member of the Business Law Review. In her free time she enjoys movies, music, and travel.

Riding on the Coattails of Ralph Lauren’s Horseman Logo Gets Bumpy
February 21, 2013 – 11:10 AM | 6798No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2013%2F02%2F21%2Friding-on-the-coattails-of-ralph-laurens-horseman-logo-gets-bumpy%2FRiding+on+the+Coattails+of+Ralph+Lauren%E2%80%99s+Horseman+Logo+Gets+Bumpy2013-02-21+16%3A10%3A43Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D6798
Riding on the Coattails of Ralph Lauren’s Horseman Logo Gets Bumpy

Ralph Lauren has won the branding war over the polo logo.

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Who Controls Trademarks In Films?
November 24, 2012 – 5:10 PM | 6391No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2012%2F11%2F24%2Fwho-controls-trademarks-in-films%2FWho+Controls+Trademarks+In+Films%3F+2012-11-24+22%3A10%3A00Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D6391
Who Controls Trademarks In Films?

Anheuser-Busch Would Like to Control the Use of Budweiser in Paramount’s New Flick Flight, But It Knows That It Can’t.

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Design Patents: Fashion’s Next Big Thing?
October 22, 2012 – 1:00 AM | 615613 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2012%2F10%2F22%2Fdesign-patents-fashions-next-big-thing%2FDesign+Patents%3A+Fashion%E2%80%99s+Next+Big+Thing%3F2012-10-22+05%3A00%3A42Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D6156
Design Patents: Fashion’s Next Big Thing?

Design patents have gotten a serious makeover. The once-lame and oft-forgotten design patent is shaping up to be a stealthy and potent tool for intellectual property protection.

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iPhone 5 Available in China – You Can Eat It, But Apple Can’t Sell It.
September 8, 2012 – 1:00 AM | 58926 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2012%2F09%2F08%2Fiphone-5-available-in-china-you-can-eat-it-but-apple-cant-sell-it%2FiPhone+5+Available+in+China+-+You+Can+Eat+It%2C+But+Apple+Can%E2%80%99t+Sell+It.+2012-09-08+05%3A00%3A37Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D5892
iPhone 5 Available in China – You Can Eat It, But Apple Can’t Sell It.

iPhone 5 ice cream is all the rage in China, but thanks to Chinese trademark law, another company is raking in the profits instead of Apple.

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Why Copyright Law Won’t Protect Reality TV
July 28, 2012 – 1:16 AM | 57224 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2012%2F07%2F28%2Fwhy-copyright-law-wont-protect-reality-tv%2FWhy+Copyright+Law+Won%E2%80%99t+Protect+Reality+TV2012-07-28+05%3A16%3A26Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D5722
Why Copyright Law Won’t Protect Reality TV

CBS’s lost its temporary restraining order against ABC’s The Glass House in large part because its copyright claims were so generic that they could apply to all reality TV shows.

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INFLEXIBLE: COPYRIGHT OFFICE PUTS A HALT ON COPYRIGHTS FOR YOGA SEQUENCES
July 21, 2012 – 10:02 PM | 568516 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2012%2F07%2F21%2Finflexible-copyright-office-puts-a-halt-on-copyrights-for-yoga-sequences%2FINFLEXIBLE%3A+COPYRIGHT+OFFICE+PUTS+A+HALT+ON+COPYRIGHTS+FOR+YOGA+SEQUENCES+2012-07-22+02%3A02%3A32Brooke+Olaussenhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D5685
INFLEXIBLE: COPYRIGHT OFFICE PUTS A HALT ON COPYRIGHTS FOR YOGA SEQUENCES

The US Copyright Office backtracks and declares that yoga routines are no longer copyrightable.

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Appropriating Sid Vicious

Appropriating Sid Vicious

Mr. Brainwash’s works recently joined the increasing number of cases on appropriation art after photographer Dennis Morris sued the street artist for use of his 1977 picture of Sid Vicious.

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Bowman Decision a Win for Big Business

Bowman Decision a Win for Big Business

Shortly after the oral arguments between Monsanto and Bowman, WCL hosted both parties for a post argument discussion. Recently the Supreme Court ruled on the case, requiring annual purchases of Monsanto’s soybeans.

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Can “Boston Strong” be Trademarked?

Can “Boston Strong” be Trademarked?

Following the explosions on April 15, “Boston Strong” emerged as a viral hashtag on Twitter, a rallying cry at public events, and a logo on all kinds of apparels. It does not take too long for business opportunists to take advantage of this national tragedy.

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