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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #50

  Hannah Samendinger  |  August 16, 2017 < 1 min read

  Planet Money asks a question we've all had: Can you patent a steak? ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #49

  Hannah Samendinger  |  August 08, 2017 < 1 min read

  A federal appeals court upheld the invalidation of the "podcasting patent" with a little help from the EFF. ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #48

  Hannah Samendinger  |  August 02, 2017 2 min read

  Birkenstock stopped selling on Amazon last year due to a surge in counterfeits, but after a recent adjustment in one of Amazon's policies, Birkenstock's CEO wrote a blist...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #47

  Hannah Samendinger  |  July 25, 2017 < 1 min read

  Are tattoos copies? And if so, should a copy on a human body be excluded from protection under the Copyright Act?...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #46

  Hannah Samendinger  |  July 18, 2017 2 min read

  Blue Apron is not having a good week. After Amazon filed a trademark application for their own meal kit service, Blue Apron's stock plummeted.  ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #45

  Hannah Samendinger  |  July 11, 2017 2 min read

  Rideshare apps are now so common that many businesses and travel hubs designate specific areas for those drivers and passengers. If the business uses the app's logo, ...

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