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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #60

  Hannah Samendinger  |  October 26, 2017 2 min read

  A judge affirmed his initial ruling against Lions Gate in a case over a parody of the signature move from Dirty Dancing, answering the question of whether the material wa...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #59

  Hannah Samendinger  |  October 17, 2017 2 min read

  The production company behind the Simpsons has filed trademark applications for their closing credits logo, animation, and jingle. ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #58

  Hannah Samendinger  |  October 10, 2017 2 min read

  The Zappa siblings are involved in an ongoing trademark battle, which Dweezil has outlined in a lengthy personal blog post.Australian cannabis companies are dealing with ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #56

  Hannah Samendinger  |  September 27, 2017 2 min read

  Yoko Ono stepped in to halt the sale of "John Lemon" lemonade. ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #55

  Hannah Samendinger  |  September 20, 2017 2 min read

  In advance of the release of the second season, a Stranger Things-themed bar popped up in Chicago. Netflix sent the owners a really wonderful cease and desist, promising ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #54

  Hannah Samendinger  |  September 14, 2017 2 min read

  A mistake on the title card of Night of the Living Dead led to an explosion of zombie (movie) apocalypses. ...

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