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NRA Complaint Takes Down 38,000 Websites
The NRA takes a shot at the Yes Men, hits the entire Surge publishing service.
Why a Taqueria Is Suing KFC for Being 'Finger Lickin' Good'
KFC is being sued by Taqueria El Amigo after the chicken behemoth ran a bunch of ads that target the Spanish-language audience and use a particular translation of its familiar tag line.
Against Long Odds, 3nder Digs in for Legal Battle with Tinder
With a trademark suit looming, 3nder insists it’s not going anywhere.
Trader Joe's Is Being Sued for Allegedly Ripping Off Milano Cookies
Will Pepperidge Farm reign victorious in their quest for cookie retribution? It’s hard to say for sure, but at least we now know that you can totally sue someone for making a cookie that is too similar to your own.
A Man Tried to Trademark a Chicken Sandwich and Failed Miserably
The World Intellectual Property Organization defines a trademark as something “capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises.” This does not include a fried chicken sandwich.
An Asian-American Musician's Five-Year Battle to Get His 'Offensive' Band Name Trademarked
The US government told Simon Tam that the name of his band the Slants was too racist to trademark, but he thinks a bunch of white people shouldn't be the ones to decide that.
Brits Are Trademarking More New Beer Names Than Ever
As the UK's craft beer obsession continues, new figures show that the number of people applying to trademark names of beer rose by 12 percent last year. (Is “Yeastie Boys” taken already taken?)
Patenting a Magic Trick Is Tricky Business
Performers who want to protect their tricks with the law have an uphill battle.