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This FDA publication lists approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations.
What is the Orange Book?
This 1999 act protects trademark owners from individuals who register domain names in bad faith to profit from the goodwill of someone else’s trademark.
What is Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).
Ethiopia's government worked to protect the names of its coffee-growing regions by filing applications for this type of intellectual property.
What are trademarks?
This singer-songwriter was sued for copyright infringement over similarities between her hit Shake It Off and a 2001 song by 3LW titled Playas Gon’ Play.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In 2005, Hasbro trademarked the distinctive smell of this children’s toy described as “a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry and the natural smell of wheat-based dough.”
What is Play-Doh?
Mattel sued MCA Records over the hit song “Barbie Girl,” claiming it tarnished their doll’s image. The Ninth Circuit sided with this band under the First Amendment and quipped, “The parties are advised to chill.”
What is Aqua?
This two-letter designation in the Orange Book indicates that FDA considers products therapeutically equivalent with no known bioequivalence problems.
What is "AB"?
This 1998 Ninth Circuit case is notable for being one of the first to apply the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), ruling that registering the domain name (e.g., “Panavision.com”) with intent to profit from a trademark owner constitutes bad faith.
What is Panavision International v. Toeppen.
Alfonso Bialetti's company filed design patents in the 1930s for this iconic octagonal aluminum stovetop coffee maker that revolutionized Italian coffee culture.
What is the Moka pot?
This singer was sued for copyright infringement in 2013 over similarities between her hit "Dark Horse" and Christian rapper Flame's song "Joyful Noise"
Who is Katy Perry?
This U.S. burger chain successfully claimed trade dress protection for its red roof, white walls, and A-frame building design.
What is In-N-Out?
Columbia Pictures faced a copyright claim over the red “no-ghost” logo in a supernatural comedy about paranormal exterminators, after the artist said his work was used without permission. This year marked the film’s release, and the start of one of Hollywood’s famous logo IP disputes.
What is 1984?
This damages methodology requires establishing a hypothetical negotiation between willing licensor and licensee at the time infringement began.
What is a reasonable royalty?
This non-profit organization headquartered in Southern California is responsible for coordinating the global domain name system (DNS) and ensuring the stable and secure operation of the internet’s unique identifiers.
What is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Alan Adler, inventor of the Aerobie flying ring, holds utility patents for this plunger-style coffee maker that he invented in 2005.
What is the AeroPress?
This British singer-songwriter was sued in 2017 for copyright infringement, claiming similarities between his hit "Shape of You" and TLC's "No Scrubs," but he won the case.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
This luxury jewelry company successfully trademarked its distinctive blue color, officially known as PMS 1837, which appears on its gift boxes and shopping bags.
What is Tiffany & Co.?
After Universal City Studios v. Nintendo confirmed that this video-game franchise did not infringe King Kong, Nintendo expanded its “Kong” family, introducing this smaller, red-capped sidekick who became a co-star in the Donkey Kong Country series and a registered trademark in his own right.
Who is Diddy Kong?
A delay caused by the USPTO during examination that extends beyond 14 months from filing is classified as this type of delay for patent term adjustment purposes.
What is a "B" delay?
Established by ICANN, this policy provides a streamlined process for trademark owners to challenge domain name registrations that are identical or confusingly similar to their mark, typically resolving disputes without litigation.
What is the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
In 2010, Nestlé faced accusations of this controversial practice when they filed patent applications for Rooibos plant uses without obtaining permits from South African authorities.
What is biopiracy?
This rock band was sued in 2014 by the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, claiming their iconic song copied the opening riff from Spirit's "Taurus," but won the case in 2020.
What is Led Zeppelin?
When Harley-Davidson attempted to trademark the sound of its V-twin engine, how did it describe the sound?
What is "potato-potato-potato"
This director-star inserted a character named Yogurt into his 1987 space parody to mock the merchandising empire of George Lucas, who had forbidden him from making any official tie-in products.
Who is Mel Brooks?
This Supreme Court case established that patent exhaustion occurs upon authorized sale, limiting a patentee's ability to control post-sale use through licensing restrictions.
What is Impression Products v. Lexmark?
This domain name, which sold for $49.7 million in 2010, holds the record for the highest price ever paid for a domain name.
What is carinsurance.com
Hawaiian law requires only this minimum percentage of actual Kona beans for coffee to be labeled as "Kona blend," though it must disclose the percentage on the label.
What is 10 percent?
This artist was sued by Marvin Gaye’s estate for copyright infringement in 2013.
What is Robin Thicke?
Although this distinctive shade is closely associated with a 3M office product introduced in the late 1970s, the color itself is not universally registered as a standalone trademark.
What is Post It Yellow?
After Frederick Hart sued Warner Bros. for reproducing his Washington National Cathedral sculpture Ex Nihilo in the 1997 film The Devil's Advocate, a settlement was reached under this federal law.
What is the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA)