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Supreme Court: Trademark licences survive bankruptcy rejection

The Supreme Court settled a long-standing circuit split regarding the impact of bankruptcy filings on trademark licences.

Poland files complaint with EU’s top court over copyright rule change

Poland has submitted a complaint to the European Union’s top court against copyright rules adopted by the bloc in April; to protect Europe’s creative industries, which Warsaw says may result in preventative censorship.

Amazon filed a patent to record you before you even say ‘Alexa’

Amazon has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office describing a technology that would allow the Echo and other Alexa-enabled devices to capture what you say before a wake word is uttered.

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Psalm West, 2 weeks old, is officially trademarked

TMZ reported today that Kim Kardashian filed for trademark protections under her company name for the name of her newborn son, Psalm West. Yes, really. There are 16 total records filed covering a widerange of goods and services, including hair accessories, calendars, books, photo albums, jewelry, handbags, linens, baby bottles, toys, advertising services, skincare products, furniture, clothing, and even nutritional supplements.