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‘Joustin Bieber’ One App Developer’s Battle with the Pop Sensation
Posted On February 29, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

RC3, an app developer who released a game entitled “Joustin’ Beaver,” recently received a cease and desist letter from Justin …
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Linsanity, Apple, COACH All Making Trademark Headlines
Posted On February 27, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

There seems to be no shortage of headlines lately dealing with trademark disputes between major brands and their “lesser” counterparts. …
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Why Brand Monitoring Is For Everyone (Read: You)
Posted On February 22, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

Over the past few weeks, I’ve discussed several recent cases involving two competitors claiming trademark rights in similar names. Hopefully …
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Some Love For The DMCA
Posted On February 18, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

I’m not one to favor the stifling of creativity and social advancement, but as a lawyer to uses the Digital …
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5 Qualities Of A Great Domain Name
Posted On February 15, 2012 Jeff Fabian 3

Following on the heels of Andrew Torba’s recent article discussing 5 Qualifies of a Great Entrepreneur, I thought I’d give …
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May it Please the Court, I Represent the New York Times
Posted On February 9, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

Nope, that’s not true at all. I don’t. I don’t even live in New York. But, when Lindsay ONeal suggested …
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YouToo? Video Site Fights for Trademark
Posted On February 7, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

Forgive me if I am behind the times, but I’ve just recently discovered YouToo.com, and the site’s painfully obvious trademark …
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Pin This! Copyrights and the Internet 101
Posted On February 3, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

Following up on this week’s article on Hackerest (an interesting trademark issue, by the way), I thought it might be …
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Who Dat? Who Knows (and That Might be a Good Thing)
Posted On February 1, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

When the NFL and a private company both tried to lay claim to the exclusive right to use “Who Dat?” …
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Even the Wisest of Men and Machines Can Be In Error
Posted On January 26, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

“Sometimes even the wisest of men and machines can be in error.” That 1984 quote from the one and only …
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Revisiting the Californication Trademark Dispute
Posted On January 20, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

For those who don’t know, “Californication” is the name of both (i) a 1999 album, song and music video by …
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Why You Need to Be Aware of the UDRP
Posted On January 17, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone say something along the lines of either, (1) “Someone already had …
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Charbucks Wins Again
Posted On January 11, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

This article deals with something near and dear to most start-up owners’ hearts: Starbucks. It also deals with something else …
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What’s In a Name? Considerations for Choosing a Trademark
Posted On January 6, 2012 Jeff Fabian 0

You’ve got the perfect idea for the next big thing. An app that everyone needs, if only they could have …