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Trademark law in entertainment: registration, rights, enforcement, and defenses.
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Taylor Swift moves to dismiss ‘Showgirl’ trademark lawsuit, calls amended claims ‘absurd’
Swift's lawyers argue that the amended complaint "fares no better" than the original Source…
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Backstreet Boys file to trademark their voices, joining Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie in battle against AI deepfakes
The application, made with the US Patent and Trademark Office, covers the group saying: “Hi, we’re the Backstreet Boys.”…
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Taylor Swift is fighting a trademark lawsuit over The Life of a Showgirl. Here’s what a new amended complaint argues, and what’s at stake.
Swift's lawyers moved to dismiss the lawsuit in May Source…
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