Case suggests copyright can protect numbers; 9th Circuit ruled that wholesale coin prices created by plaintiff were protectable compilations
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The US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's ruling in CDN, Inc. v. Kapes is discussed, thatnd held that the Coin Dealer Newsletter, a list of suggested wholesale prices for collectible coins, was a protectable compilation under the Copyright Act.The court found sufficient originality in the newsletter to merit this protection.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2000
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Recent band-name cases raise issues of ownership; two circuits tackled who can use the service marks for 'The Drifters' and 'Steppenwolf.'(Kassbaum v. Steppenwolf Productions, Inc. and Marshak v. Treadwell)(Intellectual Property)
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Rulings by the 9th and 3rd Circuits indicating that explicit contractual language and federal registration of the trademarks are key to control of a band's name. Band is a synonym for a service trademark designating the entertainment services provided. The rulings are Kassbaum v. Steppenwolf Productions, Inc. and Marshak v. Treadwell.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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Rare doctrine voids rights assignment in 'Pilates;' assignment-in-gross principle holds that a mark cannot be sold apart from its goodwill
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The possible use of the assignment-in-gross doctrine to invalidate assignments of trademark rights is discussed. A federal court ruling in Pilates, Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc. used the doctrine to invalidate an assignment of the service mark "Pilates."
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2001
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