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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

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Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore. Defendants' 2013 documentary Both parties’ works are “docu-fiction” set in Baltimore.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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This case involved Sun Pharmaceuticals allegedly infringing Cipla’s copyright and registered trademark. Google argued that even when the keyword is a trademark, it is never used in a ‘trademark sense’, thereby the invisible use of trademarks, as keyword, failing to meet the threshold to constitute infringement.

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