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		<title>The Power of Red: The Shoe Showdown Between Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Louboutin appeals a trial court’s decision to not enforce protection for his trademarked red soles. The trial court’s decision and the appeal highlight some interesting issues surrounding color trademark protection. The appellate court should not grant Louboutin trademark protection of his red soles because it could impermissibly hurt competition.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/02/03/the-power-of-red-the-shoe-showdown-between-louboutin-and-yves-saint-laurent/</link>
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		<title>Keep Off Kardashians! The Gap Fights Back, Retaliates to Kim K’s Suit Over Alleged Misappropriation of Her Celebrity Persona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gap has initiated an investigation to determine whether Kim Kardashian’s reputation has been tarnished as she claimed in her July allegations of trademark infringement and misappropriation.  Kardashian alleges The Gap’s Old Navy commercial featured an actress intended to look like the infamous reality star. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/02/02/keep-off-kardashians-the-gap-fights-back-retaliates-to-kim-k%e2%80%99s-suit-over-alleged-misappropriation-of-her-celebrity-persona/</link>
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		<title>Go North, Young Bill: The SOPAfication of Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the tremendous opposition to SOPA and PIPA in the United States, lobbyists are pushing Canada to incorporate SOPA-like provisions into Bill C-11, Canada’s latest attempt to toughen their copyright protections. Michael Geist, a Canadian ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/02/01/go-north-young-bill-the-sopafication-of-canada/</link>
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		<title>Jailbreaking Exemption to Expire in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the DMCA, jailbreaking is an exemption to the anti-circumvention provisions.  However, the exemption expires in 2012 and a digital rights advocacy group is petitioning the Copyright Office to extend the jailbreaking exemption.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/02/01/jailbreaking-exemption-to-expire-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>Grooveshark Sued: Will the Safe Harbor Shield it from Liability?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grooveshark faces lawsuits from all the major music labels for copyright infringement.  Will the "safe harbor" provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protect it from liability or will Grooveshark's reliance on the provision be its downfall?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/31/grooveshark-sued-will-the-safe-harbor-shield-it-from-liability/</link>
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		<title>Tommy Guns, Bell Helicopters, and Electronic Arts:  First Amendment Rights and Nominative Fair Use</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EA attempts to create precedent regarding unlicensed use of trademarks in a video game context with its January 6 declaratory judgment action against Bell Helicopters.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/31/tommy-guns-bell-helicopters-and-electronic-arts-first-amendment-rights-and-nominative-fair-use/</link>
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		<title>MegaUpload: Application of U.S. Justice to the Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The arrest of Kim Dotcom in New Zealand demonstrates that the Obama Administration values the contributions of the entertainment industry to the United States economy and is willing to protect those contributions. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/30/megaupload-application-of-u-s-justice-to-the-internet/</link>
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		<title>Golan v. Holder:  Supreme Court Upholds Restoration of Copyright Protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court recently ruled in Golan v. Holder to uphold section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act which gives works by foreign authors the same copyright protection available to U.S. works.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/30/golan-v-holder-supreme-court-upholds-restoration-of-copyright-protection/</link>
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		<title>Publisher Forced to Give Up Plan to Publish Excerpts from Mein Kampf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A British publisher was barred by German courts from publishing a pamphlet that contained excerpts from Hitler’s Mein Kampf]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/29/publisher-forced-to-give-up-plan-to-publish-excerpts-from-mein-kampf/</link>
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		<title>Poland, ACTA, and &#8220;Blackmail&#8221; Protesting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Polish citizens protested this week to their government signing onto ACTA, voicing concerns that the adoption of its provisions would shift so much power to copyright holders that the people’s fundamental rights to digital privacy would be impaired.  With the government going forward anyway, what will the protests accomplish?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/28/poland-acta-and-blackmail-protesting/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Piracy Legislation Undermines Traditional California Alliances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a state rife with division, disagreements over how to enforce anti-piracy legislation are separating traditional allies and showing the degree to which money and experience enable influence. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/28/anti-piracy-legislation-undermines-traditional-california-alliances/</link>
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		<title>Kodak: An Example of What Not to do With Your Patents.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kodak has been buying up patents for a technology that competes with its old film technology in order to keep its dying film market alive. However, its impending bankruptcy most likely means that only the patents it holds can save it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/27/kodak-an-example-of-what-not-to-do-with-your-patents/</link>
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		<title>Facebook &amp; Timelines.com Prepare For Trial with Joint Status Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the march towards litigation, Facebook and Timelines.com have filed a joint status report setting dates for the stages of discovery.  However, the companies have left open the possibility of settlement, and suggest it may be facilitated by having a conference with a magistrate judge.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/27/facebook-timelines-com-prepare-for-trial-with-joint-status-report/</link>
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		<title>Diddy Sued Over Empress Fragrance Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Empress Hair Care sues Sean “Diddy” Combs’s clothing company for using the same name for its fragrance.
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		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/26/diddy-sued-over-empress-fragrance-name/</link>
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		<title>Ron Paul Sues YouTube Users for Endorsing Him at Jon Huntsman&#8217;s Expense</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron Paul’s political campaign filed a trademark infringement claim against a YouTube user whose video endorses Paul but inappropriately questions Huntsman’s allegiance because of ties with China.  Is the video of “commercial use,” and is Paul’s claim viable?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/25/ron-paul-sues-youtube-users-for-endorsing-him-at-jon-huntsmans-expense/</link>
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		<title>“Careful! That is [Trademark Dilution]”: Louis Vuitton Sues Warner Brothers over “The Hangover Part II”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Louis Vuitton has sued Warner Brothers for trademark dilution over a counterfeit handbag in “The Hangover Part II”.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/24/%e2%80%9ccareful-that-is-trademark-dilution%e2%80%9d-louis-vuitton-sues-warner-brothers-over-%e2%80%9cthe-hangover-part-ii%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Velvet Underground Sues Andy Warhol Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Velvet Underground sued the Andy Warhol Foundation over improper use of their iconic banana album cover]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/23/velvet-underground-sues-andy-warhol-foundation/</link>
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		<title>LSU Does Care: University Issues Cease and Desist Letter Regarding the “Honey Badger”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arguably the most popular college football player of the past season, LSU’s Tyrann Mathieu, possesses a potent nickname to go along with his superstar image. Yet ardent fans are having a tough time trying to buy “Honey Badger” products after LSU’s Compliance Office clamped down on their proliferation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/21/lsu-does-care-university-issues-cease-and-desist-letter-regarding-the-%e2%80%9choney-badger%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>The Internet Killed the Music Video Star</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Justin Bieber's activism highlights the legislative difficulties of regulating in the Internet age and puts the Commercial Felony Streaming Act in the spotlight.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/19/the-internet-killed-the-music-video-star/</link>
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		<title>Why is Wikipedia down???  #SOPA #PIPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite growing momentum against PIPA and SOPA, and a big Internet blackout on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, the bills are not dead yet; now is the time to call your Congressmen.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/18/why-is-wikipedia-down-sopa-pipa/</link>
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		<title>A Round V Loss to Charbucks Leaves Starbucks Feeling Bitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks, after two previous lower court defeats and two successful appeals, has lost its last battle against the makers of Charbucks coffee.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/18/a-round-v-loss-to-charbucks-leaves-starbucks-feeling-bitter/</link>
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		<title>Joyce Copyright Expires, Ending Grandson’s Reign of Terror</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Consider celebrating by staging a seasonal reading of “The Dead” in Dublin, which you can now do for free! Yes, on January 1, 2012, all of James Joyce’s writings published during his ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/05/joyce-copyright-expires-ending-grandson%e2%80%99s-reign-of-terror/</link>
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		<title>Internet Pirate Sentenced to One Year in Prison for X-Men Origins: Wolverine Upload</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 19, United States District Judge Margaret M. Morrow sentenced Gilberto Sanchez (“Sanchez”) to one year in federal prison for uploading a workprint copy of the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine (“Wolverine”) to the file-sharing ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/04/internet-pirate-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-for-x-men-origins-wolverine-upload/</link>
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		<title>Brave: Pixar&#8217;s Ode to Atlanta Baseball</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The owner of the Atlanta Braves objected to the PTO over Disney registering "Brave" as the title of its next Pixar movie.  It seems ridiculous to argue consumers would confuse the movie with the baseball team, but maybe the baseball team owner is just trying to not abandon its mark.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/04/brave-pixars-ode-to-atlanta-baseball/</link>
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		<title>How Much is a Twitter Account Worth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Suit over Twitter Account Raises Questions of Ownership  and Worth of Social Media]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/03/how-much-is-a-twitter-account-worth/</link>
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		<title>Greater Protection in China?: China’s Intellectual Property Rights Developments in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent publications and findings regarding China’s intellectual property rights regime indicates a trend toward greater protection.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2012/01/03/greater-protection-in-china-china%e2%80%99s-intellectual-property-rights-developments-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>GoDaddy Responds to Anti-SOPA Boycott with Dismissive Wave*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reddit users called for a boycott of GoDaddy.com over the company's support of SOPA.  In response, GoDaddy issued an apparent challenge that reaffirmed their position on SOPA and stated boycott hasn't impacted their business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/12/25/godaddy-responds-to-anti-sopa-boycott-with-dismissive-wave/</link>
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		<title>#SOPA Markup This Thursday: What You Can Do to Prevent #CensorshipEverywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stopping intellectual property piracy may be a a valid goal, but H.R. 3261 (SOPA) is not narrowly tailored to just reach criminals; as written, it would chill speech, kill jobs, stifle innovation, and threaten the security of the Internet.  Concerned?  Contact your Representative via <a href="http://americancensorship.org/">americancensorship.org</a>.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/12/14/sopa-markup-this-thursday-what-you-can-do-to-prevent-censorshipeverywhere/</link>
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		<title>Digital Millennium Copyright Act Begins Fifth Triennial Rulemaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Copyright Office has begun its fifth rulemaking proceeding of carving out exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. American University's IP Clinic invites interested parties to support its comments regarding exemptions for educational uses.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/12/13/digital-millennium-copyright-act-begins-fifth-triennial-rulemaking/</link>
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		<title>Amidst SOPA and DMCA, Comedian Louis C.K. Speaks to Artists’ Relationship with Pirates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Louis C.K. just released his comedy special using his own corporate- and DRM-free business model, replete with a letter appealing to torrent users' sense of fairness and value.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/12/10/amidst-sopa-and-dmca-comedian-louis-c-k-speaks-to-artists%e2%80%99-relationship-with-pirates/</link>
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		<title>Jersey Shore’s “The Situation” Files Suit Against Abercrombie &amp; Fitch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Abercrombie &#038; Fitch claiming that the company's t-shirts bearing "The Fitchuation" and "GTL. . . You Know The Deal" infringe on his trademarks.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/30/jersey-shore%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cthe-situation%e2%80%9d-files-suit-against-abercrombie-fitch/</link>
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		<title>Taiwan Relaxes Law Limiting Uses of Government-Owned IP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to provide for a greater use of government-owned IP, the Taiwanese government revised a law last week blamed for stifling technological research.  Like the Bayh-Dole Act here in the US, the aim of this new law is to encourage innovation and expand trade.
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		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/30/taiwan-relaxes-law-limiting-uses-of-government-owned-ip/</link>
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		<title>Seeing Double: Merck KGaA Asks Court to Order Facebook to Explain Why Its Page Now Belongs To Merck &amp; Co.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week Merck KGaA asked a federal court to order Facebook Inc. to explain how the German drug manufacturer lost its page to a competitor.  The page in controversy has been assigned to Merck KGaA’s ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/seeing-double-merck-kgaa-asks-court-to-order-facebook-to-explain-why-its-page-now-belongs-to-merck-co/</link>
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		<title>Volume 3, Issue 2 of the Intellectual Property Brief is now available!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American University Intellectual Property Brief is pleased to announce the publication of its Fall 2011 issue.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/volume-3-issue-2-of-the-intellectual-property-brief-is-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Informal Formalities: The Government’s Attempt to Find Families for Orphan Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Informal Formalities: The Government’s Attempt to Find Families for Orphan Works. Published in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the American University Intellectual Property Brief.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/ipb-tratos/</link>
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		<title>Capturing Clouds: Intellectual Property Issues Within the Live Entertainment Production Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Capturing Clouds: Intellectual Property Issues Within the Live Entertainment Production Process. Published in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the American University Intellectual Property Brief.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/ipb-knowlton/</link>
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		<title>The New Hawaiian Model: The Native Hawaiian Cultural Trademark Movement and the Quest for Intellectual Property Rights to Protect and Preserve Native Hawaiian Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Hawaiian Model: The Native Hawaiian Cultural Trademark Movement and the Quest for Intellectual Property Rights to Protect and Preserve Native Hawaiian Culture. Published in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the American University Intellectual Property Brief.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/ipb-mantilla/</link>
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		<title>The Russian IPR Problem: How Accession to the WTO is Not the Magical Solution, Rather a Step in the Right Direction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Russian IPR Problem: How Accession to the WTO is Not the Magical Solution, Rather a Step in the Right Direction. Published in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the American University Intellectual Property Brief.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/29/ipb-green/</link>
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		<title>The Battle of Munch Madness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In another example of over-zealous trademark protection, the NCAA goes after a Boston area restaurant competition.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/28/the-battle-of-munch-madness/</link>
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		<title>Skullcandy Files Lawsuit Against Skelanimals Over Logo Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skullcandy, a sports accessory brand known for its headphones, and Skelanimals, a lifestyle accessory brand targeted at adolescents, both utilize logos based on cartoon skulls. Skullcandy has sued Skelanimals over its use of this allegedly similar skull logo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/27/skullcandy-files-lawsuit-against-skelanimals-over-logo-design/</link>
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		<title>Tootsie Roll Isn’t So Sweet on Footzyrolls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the name of a pair of rollable shoes too similar to that of an iconic brand of candy?  That's what Tootsie Roll is hoping in its trademark dispute with Rollashoe, the makers of the women's shoe line Footzyrolls]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/26/tootsie-roll-isn%e2%80%99t-so-sweet-on-footzyrolls/</link>
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		<title>“Hungry Hobbit” Restaurant Asked to Change Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the new Hobbit movie approaching, rights-holders seek to force English restaurant “Hungry Hobbit” to change names]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/25/%e2%80%9chungry-hobbit%e2%80%9d-restaurant-asked-to-change-name/</link>
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		<title>Novel Claims on Inventions&#8217; Novelty and Obviousness Bring Non-Obvious Developments to Patent Litigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barnes &#038; Noble has found a new and interesting way to challenge Microsoft’s patent infringement claims: arguing that Microsoft’s patent infringement claims are baseless because Microsoft’s patents are not valid. For proof, Barnes &#038; Noble offers a significant list of prior art publications and patents to test Microsoft’s inventions’ novelty and non-obviousness.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/24/novel-claims-on-inventions-novelty-and-obviousness-bring-non-obvious-developments-to-patent-litigation/</link>
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		<title>Vivid Entertainment Sends Cease &amp; Desist Letter to HTC America Alleging Trademark Infringement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Porn giant Vivid Entertainment recently sent a cease and desist letter to smartphone maker HTC America alleging that the new "HTC Vivid" smartphone infringes on its trademarks.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/23/vivid-entertainment-sends-cease-desist-letter-to-htc-america-alleging-trademark-infringement/</link>
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		<title>Brewery Battles and Upper-Level Employee Woes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The maker of Sam Adams beer is taking an ex-employee to court for leaving to go work for another brewery.  The viable trade secret misappropriation claim shows there’s a cost for having worked hard and been promoted: you can’t use your expertise if doing so would spill company secrets.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/22/brewery-battles-and-upper-level-employee-woes/</link>
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		<title>Find Another Color Nestle, Purple Belongs to Cadbury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The UK Intellectual Property Office recently ruled to uphold Cadbury's trademark on the the shade of purple known as pantone 2865c, which it has used in the packaging of a number of its products for the past century. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/22/find-another-color-nestle-purple-belongs-to-cadbury/</link>
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		<title>Las Vegas Casino Supplier Sues a Minnesota Casino and Hotel in Trademark Dispute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tagline-Gaming Support files lawsuit stating it is not infringing on Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel’s trademark.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/20/las-vegas-casino-supplier-sues-a-minnesota-casino-and-hotel-in-trademark-dispute/</link>
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		<title>Team Quest Rivalry Ends Up in Court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland were once teammates at the famed Team Quest mixed martial arts fighting club.  Now Henderson, still an actively competing fighter, is suing Lindland alleging copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition for using the Team Quest name and logo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/19/team-quest-rivalry-ends-up-in-court/</link>
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		<title>Kellogg Reaches Settlement in &#8216;Toucan&#8217; Trademark Dispute – Few Feathers Ruffled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year in September, fellow IP Blogger Seth Dennis commented on a lawsuit the Kellogg’s cereal company had threatened against the Maya Archaeology Initiative (“MAI”) for trademark infringement.  The threatening mark was a picture ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/17/kellogg-reaches-settlement-in-toucan-trademark-dispute-%e2%80%93-few-feathers-ruffled/</link>
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		<title>Trans-Pacific Partnership Discussion on TRIPS-Plus Standards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the US Trade Representative releases an outline regarding a multi-lateral trade agreement between Trans-Pacific Partnership members discussing a possible expansion of TRIPS protections. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/17/trans-pacific-partnership-discussion-on-trips-plus-standards/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Trademark Office Refuses Registration for “FRACOGNAC” Mark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese Trademark Office’s refusal to register Shenzhen Ying Jun Wine Company’s mark “FRACOGNAC” because it is a geographic indicator continues a tradition of stringent registration standards in geographical indicators despite China’s sometimes lax enforcement in other areas. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/16/chinese-trademark-office-refuses-registration-for-%e2%80%9cfracognac%e2%80%9d-mark/</link>
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		<title>Sylvester Stallone Sued Over &#8220;The Expendables&#8221; Screenplay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A copyright infringement case was filed recently against actor Sylvester Stallone, alleging that he copied Marcus Webb’s screenplay “The Cordoba Caper” to create the 2010 blockbuster “The Expendables.”  Webb claims “The Expendables” is “strikingly similar” to his screenplay. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/16/sylvester-stallone-sued-over-the-expendables-screenplay/</link>
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		<title>Groupon, Yelp Sued by Patent Troll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 7, Groupon and Yelp were sued by patent troll Mobile Commerce Framework for infringement of a business method patent that its mobile device apps allegedly violate.  The case presents a fascinating insight into the war over mobile device patents.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/15/groupon-yelp-sued-by-patent-troll/</link>
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		<title>Pisco &#8211; A Sour Dispute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Importation and sales of Pisco in the United States grew over 100% last year as the alcoholic beverage is starting to once again become fashionable around the world.  To protect its profits, Peru has been involved in a decades-long struggle to gain worldwide recognition of its exclusive right to the use of the Pisco name as an appellation of origin.  This fierce desire to limit the use of the name has come up once again as it has been revealed that US companies are now marketing products under the Pisco name.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/15/pisco-a-sour-dispute/</link>
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		<title>Woman Accused of Violating Royal British Legion Poppy Trademark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wiltshire woman who produces poppy-and-teardrop design for charities accused of violating the Royal British Legion’s trademark on the design]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/14/woman-accused-of-violating-royal-british-legion-poppy-trademark/</link>
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		<title>Pay-for-Delay Settlements: When Patent Principles Trump Antitrust Concerns . . . And Should They?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pay-for-delay lives on.  According to the Blog of Legal Times, ethically questionable settlement agreements between generic and brand-name pharmaceutical companies, or “pay-for-delay” settlements, are alive and well.  What is fascinating is that these deals would ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/14/pay-for-delay-settlements-when-patent-principles-trump-antitrust-concerns-and-should-they/</link>
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		<title>The High Court Sets Precedent and Blocks ISP Access to Newzbin2 (And What About Hargreaves?)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The High Court in London has handed down the first ISP blocking judgment in the UK, instructing British Telecom to block internet access to the website Newzbin2 and its illegally offered copyrighted material.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/14/the-high-court-sets-precedent-and-blocks-isp-access-to-newzbin2-and-what-about-hargreaves/</link>
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		<title>Ultramercial v. Hulu – Bilski Does Not Enter Cyberspace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Ultramercial v. Hulu, the Federal Circuit fit a square patent peg into a round cyberspace hole, reversing a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and holding that a process for monetizing the transmission of data over the web using advertisements does not qualify for the abstract idea exception to patentability.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/14/ultramercial-v-hulu-%e2%80%93-bilski-does-not-enter-cyberspace/</link>
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		<title>The Patent Abuse of Patent Infringement Claims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The media have covered Barnes &#038; Noble’s rebellion against Microsoft’s aggressive litigation to enforce Microsoft’s patent rights. Yet it is uncertain whether Microsoft is violating antitrust laws and it seems equally uncertain how courts may delimit the difference between the rightful protection of one’s rights and the unlawful abuse of one’s dominant position in the marketplace. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/12/the-patent-abuse-of-patent-infringement-claims/</link>
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		<title>Trademark, Ultra Vires, and the Difficulty of Starting a Company in India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As India’s economy grows and modernizes the state has worked to bring their business, trade, and intellectual property law into line with international standards, but a large fragmented system plagued by corruption and attachment to tradition can sometimes cause problems. One area where this is clearly the case is in trademark where a traditional reading of ultra vires and naming requirements is at odds with trademark principles.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/11/trademark-ultra-vires-and-the-difficulty-of-starting-a-company-in-india/</link>
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		<title>Wii Would Like to Play: Nintendo Defends Wii Technology on First-to-Market and First-to-File Grounds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent patent suits by Motiva and ThinkOptics against video game giant Nintendo Co. exemplify two distinct problems in patent law today: the availability of double litigation through the ITC loophole and the lack of an independent creation defense for inventors not first-to-file.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/10/wii-would-like-to-play-nintendo-defends-wii-technology-on-first-to-market-and-first-to-file-grounds/</link>
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		<title>Battle of the Blogs: New York Times Sues The Huffington Post Over Parenting Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times’ Motherlode blog gained acclaim in blogging communities for covering a variety of hot topics relating to parenting.  However, the lead writer for the Times’ blog recently left to start a parenting blog at The Huffington Post with a similar name.  Last week, the New York Times filed suit for trademark infringement over the blog title.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/10/battle-of-the-blogs-new-york-times-sues-the-huffington-post-over-parenting-blog/</link>
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		<title>Urban Outfitters, the Navajo Nation, and Another Reminder of the Need for Greater Traditional Cultural Expression Protections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even though the Navajo Nation was successful in getting Urban Outfitters to remove the name “Navajo” from their products, this case illuminates the need for greater protections of traditional cultural expressions.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/08/urban-outfitters-the-navajo-nation-and-another-reminder-of-the-need-for-greater-traditional-cultural-expression-protections/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Shop Music and Public Performance Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If a family-owned coffee shop has a record player and box of records in the corner for customers to peruse and play, does it infringe upon the rights of copyright holders?  The law says yes, but is this an application so removed from the law’s purpose that it shouldn’t apply?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/08/coffee-shop-music-and-public-performance-rights/</link>
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		<title>Halloween Costume Copyright Case: Power Rangers Fight  Copyright and Trademark Infringement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Halloween, I’m sure we all have seen plenty of interesting costumes.  However, out of the many superhero costumes I saw trick-or-treating, one was missing.  I did not see anyone dressed as a Power Ranger.  It may have something to do with the current lawsuit regarding the Halloween costumes.   ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/07/halloween-costume-copyright-case-power-rangers-fight-copyright-and-trademark-infringement/</link>
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		<title>Removing the E-PARASITES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the E-PARASITES Act, the even harsher House version of the Senate's Protect IP Act, the start of the "Great Firewall of America"?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/07/removing-the-e-parasites/</link>
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		<title>Locked Out:  Apple Gets Patent for &#8220;Slide to Unlock&#8221; Feature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple has been granted a patent on its "slide to unlock" feature. The granting of this patent has raised questions about its validity based on how it could have passed the novelty and nonobviousness requirements for patent protection. This patent is representative of how the patent system works today.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/04/locked-out-apple-gets-patent-for-slide-to-unlock-feature/</link>
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		<title>Prometheus, Patentability, and Progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Few have questioned the wisdom of [§ 101 subject matter challenges], despite the metaphysical gauntlets it has visited upon the learned members of the courts, and the sometimes eccentric results of its application.”
The Supreme Court ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/04/prometheus-patentability-and-progress/</link>
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		<title>Twitter Prevails in “Virtual Community” Patent Lawsuit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Twitter prevailed in a lawsuit brought against it by VS Technologies LLC, on the grounds that it did not infringe the plaintiff's patent for a "virtual community" and that the patent was invalid.  The decision not only saved Twitter, but dealt another blow to so-called "business method patents."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/11/01/twitter-prevails-in-%e2%80%9cvirtual-community%e2%80%9d-patent-lawsuit/</link>
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		<title>The Medicrime Convention and its Side Effects on Intellectual Property Infringements in the Field of Drug Counterfeiting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Europe has come up with an international convention creating criminal sanctions for the manufacturing and trafficking of counterfeited drugs. The Convention, which should come into force in the near future, also creates interesting legal alternatives for trademark and patent holders against infringements of their rights.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/31/the-medicrime-convention-and-its-side-effects-on-intellectual-property-infringements-in-the-field-of-drug-counterfeiting/</link>
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		<title>Top 1% Files for Trademark of “Occupy Wall Street”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spurred by the trademark application for OCCUPY WALL ST, two applications have recently been filed for OCCUPY WALL STREET.  While one of the applications belongs to OWS organizers, the other application seems to trace back to a likely member of the 1%]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/30/top-1-files-for-trademark-of-%e2%80%9coccupy-wall-street%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Phony Syrup Could Send You to Prison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Compromise is hard to come by in Washington these days, but a bipartisan bill introduced on October 20th aims to protect maple syrup from imitators.  Appropriately called the MAPLE Act, anyone trying to pass off fake syrup would face up to five-years in prison.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/30/phony-syrup-could-send-you-to-prison/</link>
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		<title>To Patent or Not To Patent, That is The Question: Embryonic Stem Cell Patents Rejected in Europe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the European Court of Justice was asked to determine the patentability of stem-cell products derived from human embryos.  While the question submitted to the Advocate General was not as straightforward, both the Advocate ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/29/to-patent-or-not-to-patent-that-is-the-question-embryonic-stem-cell-patents-rejected-in-europe/</link>
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		<title>Groupon Sues Former Employees for Revealing its Trade Secrets to Google</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two former Groupon employees allegedly take daily deal trade secrets to competitor Google Offers.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/29/groupon-sues-former-employees-for-revealing-its-trade-secrets-to-google/</link>
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		<title>Couple seeks to trademark “Occupy Wall Street”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Maresca and his wife seek to use the “Occupy Wall Street” slogan on merchandise]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/29/couple-seeks-to-trademark-%e2%80%9coccupy-wall-street%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>New First-To-File-Rules – They’re Good For Small Businesses and How to Prepare So You Can Take Advantage of Them.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With one of the biggest changes in the patent system coming soon there has been a lot of talk regarding first-to-file. How does this compare to Canada’s change to a first-to-file system? What does this change mean to you as an inventor or businessperson and what should you plan to do about it?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/27/new-first-to-file-rules-%e2%80%93-they%e2%80%99re-good-for-small-businesses-and-how-to-prepare-so-you-can-take-advantage-of-them/</link>
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		<title>Notre Dame Forces Tornado-Ravaged High School to Change Mascot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Kansas town still recovering from tornado damage is forced to change the local high school mascot after Notre Dame sends a letter threatening legal action for trademark infringement. This is not the first time the “Fighting Irish” have pursued this course of action. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/27/notre-dame-forces-tornado-ravaged-high-school-to-change-mascot/</link>
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		<title>Viacom Argues on Appeal that YouTube&#8217;s DMCA Duty Goes Beyond Takedown Notices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Viacom argued for the Second Circuit to overturn a district court’s summary judgment in a “billion dollar” copyright infringement case with YouTube.  How much does the DMCA require YouTube to police its content for instances of copyright infringement, and does even a minimal duty mean the summary judgment was inappropriate?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/25/viacom-argues-on-appeal-that-youtubes-dmca-duty-goes-beyond-takedown-notices/</link>
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		<title>First Denmark Copyright Case Involving Sampling Decided</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In October, Denmark's first copyright case involving sampling was decided, resulting in a heavy fine.  Was such a serious penalty warranted?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/24/first-denmark-copyright-case-involving-sampling-decided/</link>
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		<title>Is &#8220;Recycled&#8221; Music Legal Under the First Sale Doctrine?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Could Redigi, a recently launched digital music startup, become the Amazon for used digital music or just another start-up doomed to fail because of copyright infringement? The “first sale” doctrine protects the subsequent sale of CDs by their original purchaser; is that same protection extended to digital music?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ipbrief.net/2011/10/22/is-recycled-music-legal-under-the-first-sale-doctrine/</link>
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