2003 Public Use Registering Trademarks 
IPilogue
MARCH 27, 2023
As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003. Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law. Starting in 1990, Disney pushed hard for an extension of copyright protections.
IPilogue
MARCH 27, 2023
As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003. Although the original Mickey Mouse’s copyright protection will expire at the end of 2023, Disney will still be able to protect the Mickey Mouse brand through trademark law. Starting in 1990, Disney pushed hard for an extension of copyright protections.
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