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Walmart, Kanye West’s Yeezy LLC Clash Over Lookalike Logos

The Fashion Law

Early this year, counsel for Kanye West’s Yeezy LLC filed a trademark application for registration for a stylized sun rays graphic. That confusion is likely to exist, according to Walmart, since it has used its mark in connection with the goods/services listed in the Yeezy LLC application before Yeezy LLC.

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SCT: False Claims Act Actions Based Upon Fraudulently Obtained Patent Rights

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Read the Petition ] The False Claims Act (FCA), originally enacted in 1863 to combat contractor fraud during the Civil War, imposes civil liability on anyone who “knowingly presents” a “fraudulent claim for payment” to the federal government. LLC , 584 U.S. Majestic Blue Fisheries, LLC , 812 F.3d

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Elon Musk, internet freedom, and how the Supreme Court might force big tech into a catch-22

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Lawmakers and courts in the late 20th century enacted various substantive reforms that allowed upstart tech companies to operate without fear of legal liability — much as 19th century judges devised common-law principles to promote industrial development. Tech companies argue that the First Amendment (not to mention Section 230!)

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Alexander Wang Named in $75 Million-Plus Copyright Suit for Allegedly Infringing Contest Entrant’s Designs

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At the same time, Wang’s “massive, ongoing publication of the infringing characters has preempted and destroyed the market for [Jangle Vision] to sell the original Jangle Vision Twins works as well as limited edition prints, posters, and other reproductions of those previously unpublished works,” the company asserts.

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Why Elon Musk Finally Bought Twitter

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13] Musk then countersued Twitter, accusing the company of fraud due to misrepresentations of its business and metrics on spam accounts. [14] 15] On October 4 th , seemingly out of nowhere, Musk sent a letter to Twitter agreeing to fulfill his obligations under the original Agreement. [16] Elon Musk Agrees to Original Deal.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

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22] But that trend toward disclosure had thus far largely avoided being raised and enforced in the few Federal districts where patent litigation primarily resides (though the California and Texas districts have long had rules requiring disclosures—ones that are often ignored by LLC PAEs).

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From Forever 21 to FC Barcelona, a Look at adidas’ History of 3-Stripe Legal Battles

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Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, urging the trademark body to put a stop to three pending trademark applications for a red, white, and blue stripe trademark for use on footwear, filed by Thom Browne. The suit was settled in October 2017.

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