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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #224

  Bri Van Til  |  January 27, 2021 2 min read

  Pearl Jamm was a Pearl Jam cover band until they received a cease-and-desist letter. They're still Alive, though, and their lead singer (whose name, sadly, is not Jeremy)...

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• Keep It on the 44(D)ownlow: Filing Trademark Applications Abroad to Preserve Confidentiality and Priority

  Alt Legal Team  |  January 26, 2021 8 min read

  In the United States and in many countries throughout the world, once a trademark application is filed, the application and all its details become searchable public recor...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #223

  Bri Van Til  |  January 20, 2021 2 min read

  A court in China has said Amazon can't use its AWS (Amazon Web Services) logo. What good are letters of consent in China? Here's an overview of consent agreements in the ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #222

  Bri Van Til  |  January 13, 2021 2 min read

  Japan has a new anti-piracy law; here's Hello Kitty explaining how it will work. The CASE Act is now in effect, but this author argues that is that tech companies should ...

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• Combating Fake Specimens, Trademark Clutter and Depletion: An Interview with NYU Law Professor Jeanne Fromer

  Alt Legal Team  |  January 11, 2021 7 min read

  One of the cornerstones of US trademark law is that in order to be registered, a trademark must be used in commerce in connection with the listed goods and/or services. N...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #221

  Bri Van Til  |  January 06, 2021 2 min read

  If year-end retrospectives are your thing, here are The Fashion Law's favorite reads from 2020, the EFF's list of "bad takedowns" from 2020, and IP Watchdog's list of top...

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