Who Is Your Lawyer? » Bella http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com Commentary on Intangible Assets, Fair Use and Parody Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:24:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Who Is Your Lawyer?http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lion-1-02-e1290399985977.pnghttp://www.whoisyourlawyer.com144163Who Is Your Lawyer? - http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com Twilight Sues Over Stolen Clothinghttp://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/twilight-lawsuit/ http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/twilight-lawsuit/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:02:27 +0000 Robert Scott Lawrence http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/?p=1440 Apparently Summit, the studio behind the Twilight movies, is mortally offended that BB Dakota is seeking to sell a copy of the hoodie worn by Bella in one of the teen-vampire romances, and has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit to enjoin the sale of the garment marketed — as one might expect from cheesy marketeers lacking in imagination — as the “Jacket Seen In Twilight.” Good one, eh? What’s astonishing to me is that the trademark office rolled over and gave Summit trademarks for the names “Twilight” and “Bella,” which are frankly so common as to be ubiquitous. For further details, see the story at EW.com.


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