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Paul McCartney sues Sony to GET BACK Copyrights
In other IP news, Sir Paul McCartney yesterday sued Sony/ATV Music Publishing to reclaim ownership of his songs. In court papers filed at the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) in Manhattan, McCartney seeks a declaratory judgment from the court that copyright in "Love Me...
Three Stripes and You’re Out! (of a Trademark)
Adidas successfully opposes Etonic's application for a trademark for athletic shoes. Trademark Trial and Appeals Board ruled that Etonic's stylized E (left) looks too much like Adidas' famous three stripes. Three stripes on shoes since 1952, national...
Have your coffee and wear it too?
The law office comes out of hibernation with news of an invention that will warm your inside as well as out--Coffee yarn! Cheng-Chun Huang of Taiwan discovered a way to infuse yarn with coffee grounds. The yarn can be knit or woven into fabric. Garments made from this...
Niles North High School Engineering Design & Development class welcomes Lesley Wallerstein
Thrilled to be invited back for another presentation with Robb Barton's Engineering Design & Development class at Niles North High School. They will learn what patents are, what patents can (and cannot) do, whether they can patent software, the benefits of...
11 (12?) not-so-secret herbs and spices
In trade secret news, Col. Sanders' nephew showed the Chicago Tribune what he believes to be Kentucky Fried Chicken's long-held secret recipe. Joe Ledington found the hand-written list on the back of the will of Sanders' second wife. KFC officials...
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