Intellectual Property Law

Bob Marley's "WAILERS" Win Cybersquatting Lawsuit
Bob Marley's Wailers, who eventually became known simply as the "Wailers" after Bob Marley's death, successfully argued for dismissal of this cybersquatting and trademark infringement lawsuit brought by band members of another Wailers musical group who started using the band...

Laches Bars Infringement Suit by Wailers (Tacoma) Against Wailers (Jamaica)
STL readers will recall that the Wailers rock and roll band from Tacoma brought suit in June against the Wailers reggae band from Jamaica for trademark infringement, dilution, unfair competition, and cybersquatting, based on plaintiffs’ WAILERS registered trademark...

There's no crying in court (especially in a capital case)!!!
"Are you crying, defense counsel? Are you crying? Are you crying?... There's no crying, ... there's no crying,in court! Professor Kingfield was my professor, and he gave me a dime and told me to call my parents to tell them...

They grow up so quickly...
When I first got Martha, she'd wake me up every morning at the crack of dawn by crying in her crate. These days were awful because not only was her alarm clock set earlier than mine, once the crying began, I had to lie in bed and ignore her until it was over...

How to Avoid Crying at Work [Part 1 of 3]
Last week I linked to a lively discussion of crying in public. In a comment, CM asked how to prevent crying at inappropriate moments. Sintecho asked me the same thing a couple weeks back...

Members Of Former Band Sue Over Royalties, Claiming Undue Influence
Two members of the band Busted, which split up in 2005, have sued over what they claim is an unpaid 10 million pounds in royalties. Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle allege that they were forced out of the band and...

Rock Band Great White
Settles Over 2003 Station NightClub Fire

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