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No Twist Ending: Rubik’s Cube Trademark Rejected
Rubik’s learns old lesson: functionality isn’t a brand asset. On July 9, 2025, the European General Court delivered a sharp reminder...
Jul 152 min read
Theft of Picassos revives art-world’s Bouvier Affair
Yves Bouvier’s legal woes just won’t end. In November 2024, a Paris appeals court ruled that the Swiss art dealer must stand trial over...
Jan 103 min read
Delaware puts its “pencils down”. How ‘overreach’ in contracts may jeopardize your business.
"Blue Penciling" by Courts “Blue Pencil” is a legal term that refers to a court's right to modify an unreasonable contract clause to make...
Dec 19, 20244 min read
Definition of “Beer” in trademark license is “ambiguous”, says Court. Costs brewer million$
A federal appeals court ended a years-long lawsuit over the right to sell CORONA Hard Seltzer when it ruled that the definition of “beer”...
May 16, 20242 min read
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