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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 177

  Bri Van Til  |  February 25, 2020 2 min read

  Did Google "save" YouTube by purchasing it at a time when copyright suits were threatening to sink the company?After years of saying it wouldn't pay to display news ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 176

  Bri Van Til  |  February 18, 2020 2 min read

  In case you haven't yet heard, INTA's 2020 annual meeting in Singapore is cancelled because of concerns about coronavirus. INTA says it will reschedule. Th...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 175

  Bri Van Til  |  February 11, 2020 2 min read

  Chinese scientists have applied for a patent for an experimental Gilead Sciences drug that scientists believe could be effective at treating the coronavirus.I pity t...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 174

  Bri Van Til  |  February 05, 2020 2 min read

  Nintendo just renewed dozens of trademarks all at once, leaving fans speculating whether Nintendo is cooking up something new or has just been slacking on renewing its ma...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 173

  Bri Van Til  |  January 28, 2020 2 min read

  Trademark attorney Mitchell Stabbe offers some advice for how to refer to the final football tournament, AKA the “Superb Owl.”The 49ers' linebacker Kwo...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 172

  Bri Van Til  |  January 21, 2020 2 min read

  In case you're curious, a video recording of a Prince concert is not transformative enough to constitute fair use, even if the videographer chose the vantage po...

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