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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 168

  Bri Van Til  |  December 10, 2019 < 1 min read

  StudioCanal is asking a judge to rule that This Is Spinal Tap was "work made for hire," and therefore ineligible for copyright reversion.Can a shape—say the shape of a ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 167

  Bri Van Til  |  December 03, 2019 2 min read

  A few weeks ago we mentioned that Brexit had brought an increase in trademark applications for spirits, but beer trademarks are also on the rise in the UK.You can drive a...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 166

  Bri Van Til  |  November 26, 2019 < 1 min read

  Here's a primer on branding and packaging restrictions for Canadian cannabis companies.A Canadian company has been granted patents in the US and other countries for extra...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 165

  Bri Van Til  |  November 19, 2019 2 min read

  When Penn Law changed its Twitter handle to @careylawupenn, a Penn Law student used @PennLaw to create a parody account, but the University has reclaimed the handle....

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 164

  Bri Van Til  |  November 14, 2019 < 1 min read

  Can blockchain technology be used to create an audit trail for legitimate goods and help expose fakes?This article highlights the dangers of counterfeit goods—from unsa...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue # 163

  Bri Van Til  |  November 05, 2019 2 min read

  What are the pros and cons of registering for a domain using a competitor's name?The Trump campaign registered for Biden-related domain names and is using the sites to po...

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