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David Baker
Apr 23, 20212 min read
IP Update - April 2021 Edition
“I’m sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It’s just been too intelligent to come here.” ― Arthur C. Clarke April has been a...
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David Baker
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Mr. Potato Head Is Now Gender Fluid
In a move that probably surprised Mrs. Potato Head, Hasbro recently announced that it was dropping the “Mr.” from the popular plastic toy...
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David Baker
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Banksy On Fire ... Just Not Literally
Luckily, there are always new developments in the IP world to keep us distracted. Whether it was street artist Banksy’s recent social...
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David Baker
Mar 18, 20212 min read
IP Update March 2021 Edition - Banksy, Beeple, NFTs, WonderCon, Spinning, and even Mr. Potato Head
“The artist brings something into the world that didn’t exist before, and he dos it without destroying something else.” - John Updike In...
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David Baker
Mar 2, 20211 min read
Ninth Circuit Favors Seuss Over Star Trek
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a publishing company, ComicMix, LLC, was in the wrong when it published a...
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David Baker
Feb 25, 20211 min read
IP Update - February 2021 Edition
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn. Should never crave the rose.” ― Anne Bronte Did you watch the Big Game? Kinda boring, wasn’t it?...
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David Baker
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Amusement Park Sues Singer
Evermore Park, a small amusement park in Utah, has filed suit against Taylor Swift and her management company alleging that the naming of...
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David Baker
Jan 28, 20212 min read
IP Update - January 2021 Edition
"In the long-run, every government is the exact symbol of its people, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like...
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David Baker
Jan 15, 20212 min read
Passage of COVID Relief Bill Changes Copyright Law
Last month, the CASE Act was signed into law by President Trump as part of the massive 5,593-page, $1.4-trillion omnibus spending and...
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David Baker
Dec 22, 20202 min read
IP Update - December 2020 Edition
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx How long does a trademark last? It...
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David Baker
Jan 29, 20201 min read
Movies Came in at No. 2
If I asked you what Americans considered their favorite way to relax in 2019, what would you say? Probably not "go to the library." ...
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David Baker
Jan 28, 20201 min read
WonderCon2020 Badges
Nerds & Geeks, It’s that time of year again ...
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David Baker
Jan 27, 20201 min read
David's Latest Magazine Article
What happens when one of the world's most popular video game franchises repeatedly uses images of one of the best known military vehicles...
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David Baker
Jan 27, 20202 min read
Copyright Fundamentals
Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in "a tangible form of expression." The fixed form does not have to be...
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David Baker
Jul 4, 20173 min read
Embedded Copyrights – The Not-So-Funny Side of Memes
Do you ever forward memes to your coworkers and social media friends? It might be a picture of a kitten hanging from a branch and being...
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David Baker
May 31, 20175 min read
BELIEVE IT OR NOT - Offering Free Wi-Fi Can Get You Sued
How Complimentary Wi Fi Policies May Lead to Copyright Infringement Claims Wi-Fi is everywhere and much of the time it is offered for...
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