Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

DISNEY, LUCASFILM TRADEMARK MYSTERIOUS NEW STAR WARS TITLE; Comic Book Resources, February 28, 2017

Brett White, Comic Book Resources; DISNEY, LUCASFILM TRADEMARK MYSTERIOUS NEW STAR WARS TITLE

"Star Wars fans may soon become familiar with a new branch of the franchise, if a recent trademark filing is any indication. Max Palas of the site Star Wars Post reported that a trademark has been filed for the title “Star Wars: Rivals.”...

io9 did their own research and noted that Lucasfilm and Disney filed two trademark applications for “Star Wars: Rivals” on February 23, 2017. One application is for “education and entertainment services,” while the other covers, well, pretty much everything else..."

Friday, September 4, 2015

Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm & Sanrio slice into cake-frosting seller; ComicBookResources.com, 9/4/15

Kevin Melrose, ComicBookResources.com; Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm & Sanrio slice into cake-frosting seller:

"Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm have joined with Sanrio to stop a company from selling unlicensed cake frosting featuring their incredibly lucrative properties.
As first reported by THR, Esq., the entertainment giants filed a trademark- and copyright-infringement lawsuit against George and Danielle Wilson, whose Wilson Cake Imaging offers printed, edible frosting sheets and cake toppers depicting a wide range of characters and performers."