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<title><![CDATA[Pinsents' turnover smashes &#163;200m mark]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:34:20 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge: Woman’s rape case against Halliburton can go to trial]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[HOUSTON (AP) _ A woman who said she was raped by co-workers while employed by a contractor in Iraq can take her claims to trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Jamie Leigh Jones filed a federal lawsuit last year, saying she was attacked while working for a Halliburton Co. subsidiary at Camp Hope, Baghdad, in 2005. [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:01:29 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jury selection to start in R. Kelly’s trial]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) _ Attorneys in R. Kelly&#8217;s child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors Monday, and it&#8217;s unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear the allegations against one of urban music&#8217;s biggest stars.
The 41-year-old hitmaker, known for sexually charged hits like &#8221;Bump N&#8217; [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:50:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Court rules that magistrate may preside]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal magistrate may preside over jury selection in criminal cases, as long as the attorney for a defendant explicitly permits it.
The 8-1 decision came in a drug-trafficking case from Laredo, Texas, where a lawyer for defendant Homero Gonzalez allowed a [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:19:24 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brain Injury Basics for Families: Fall 2008 Schedule]]></title>
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<description>Brain Injury Lawyer:- <![CDATA[The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has announced the Fall 2008 Brain Injury Basics for Families schedule.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:32:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beachcroft makes international team redundant]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:22:44 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wish your Mother and Mother-in-Law a Happy Mother’s Day!]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[Happy Mother&#8217;s Day to each and every mother out there - biological mothers, adoptive mothers, step-mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers, and mothers-at-heart!!  You do an amazing job!!  
Since this is a legal blog, I starting thinking about what exactly the legal relationship is between you and your mother-in-law.  What does &#8220;in-law&#8221; really mean?  [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mid-market results buoyed by insurance and litigation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[City firms rally to aid banks as credit crunch bites]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Linklaters unveils head of emerging markets]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 21:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Send In Your Nominations For Copyright Czar]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[Cnet: "House Wants Copyright Czar, New Piracy Penalites":]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 22:02:13 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Can I Register My Domain Name As A Trademark]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[Yes, if you use it as a trademark, in addition to using it as a domain name.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 22:02:12 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal judge orders Vick to pay Canadian bank $2.4 million]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press Writer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge _ and the resulting impact [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 11:57:31 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Court orders American Indian to trial for shooting eagle]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By BEN NEARY Associated Press Writer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled.
A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on Thursday reversed a 2006 lower court ruling that dismissed a [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 11:52:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[R. Kelly arrives at Chicago courthouse for pornography trial, 2nd Ld-Writethru]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) _ R. Kelly arrived at a Cook County courthouse Friday to face child pornography charges filed after a videotape allegedly showed him having sex with a girl as young as 13.
Jury selection was scheduled to start in the Grammy-winning R&#38;B singer&#8217;s trial, which has been delayed for six [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A&O freezes associate salaries]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 08:20:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Northern Rock showdown: It's Grabiner vs Beloff and Pannick]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 07:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food next to go as Clifford Chance tightens belt]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 04:27:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ashurst turnover up 17 per cent]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 04:17:23 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Should you take your case to court?]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[Going to court is not how most people prefer to spend their time.  In fact, most of us would have more anxiety about going to court than having to speak in public.  Why?  Because there is probably a lot at stake when you go to court - your rights, your obligations, your [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 00:02:24 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Freshfields, OC and Simpson lead in &#163;1.1bn retail JV]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 14:54:50 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police: Victims’ own photo helped cops nail robbery suspect]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) _ Police say they had no trouble tracking down a robbery suspect, because the victims had taken his picture while chatting with him at a bar a short time before the theft.
The suspect, Andre Smith, struck up a conversation with a group of women at a bachelorette party at the Bensalem Township [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 12:23:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Protesters who snarled traffic arrested in New York City]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By TOM HAYS and DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writers
NEW YORK (AP) _ Hundreds of demonstrators led by the Rev. Al Sharpton clogged intersections and snarled traffic across the city to protest the acquittal of three officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on his wedding day.
Protesters said Wednesday&#8217;s &#8221;pray-in,&#8221; which [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 12:06:11 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China’s family planning rules at issue in US asylum cases]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Partners of Chinese women who were forced to have abortions are pressing the Supreme Court to make it easier to get asylum in the United States.
The Bush administration is resisting the male partners&#8217; efforts to get asylum, even though the Republican congressman who wrote a 1996 asylum [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 11:58:24 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance ups salaries to match rivals]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 11:23:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adidas Wins $76.5m per Stripe Against 4 Stripe Shoe]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 22:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Excerpt From Adidas Verdict - Photo Of Non-infringing Model]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[This is an excerpt from the verdict (see below).  A 'yes' check indicates that the jury found for Adidas.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 22:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Text of Adidas Payless Verdict - Photos Of Infinging Sneakers]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[There were approximately 290 different models of striped sneakers involved in the Adidas case.  In a quick scan I only saw one model that the jury didnt' find to be infringing.  This verdict clearly suggests that Adidas ' trademark rights extend to two stripes and four stripes with varying placement on the shoe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 22:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schillings wins Appeal Court victory for author JK Rowling]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 13:40:57 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nevada governor wants his mansion back and his wife out, 1st Ld-Writethru]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By BRENDAN RILEY Associated Press Writer
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) _ The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion.
Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons filed for divorce last week after moving out of the 23-room official residence. With his [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 11:19:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[6 fraternities suspended in drug probe at San Diego State U., 2nd Ld-Writethru]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By ALLISON HOFFMAN Associated Press Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed dozens of students in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus.
The probe _ prompted by the cocaine overdose death last year of a freshman sorority member _ led to [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 11:07:59 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[15 Philly officers taken off street after videotaped beating]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Fifteen Philadelphia police officers have been taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked and beaten by city police.
A spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter says the mayor stands behind the police department but his first glance of the video does appear to show the officers overstepping [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 11:02:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons promotes 18 to partner; most since 2004]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 10:17:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers mourn barrister shot by police]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 09:57:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Improvements to Medical Care for Veterans]]></title>
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<description>Brain Injury Lawyer:- <![CDATA[Last Thursday, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General released a report calling for the need to improve the medical care provided to veterans who sustained traumatic brain injury.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 09:08:32 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Clifford Chance shores up Far East]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 07:18:21 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MemeWatch: LOLcats]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[As of now, no one has filed a US trademark appllication for LOLcats.  Updates as the situation warrants.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 22:03:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["What To Do With Failed Startup IP?"]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[TechCrunch: "What To Do With Failed Startup IP?":]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 22:03:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Validity Of TTAB Judges?]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[NY Times: "In One Flaw, Questions on Validity of 46 Judges" (they could have written a better headline):

But John F. Duffy, who teaches at the George Washington University Law School, is a different kind of law professor. He has discovered a constitutional flaw in the appointment process over the last eight years for judges who decide patent appeals and disputes, and his short paper documenting the problem seems poised to undo thousands of patent decisions concerning claims worth billions of dollars.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 22:03:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is $305 million the largest US Trademark Verdict Ever?]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[Pfizer/Trovan was $143m (initially) after trial, maybe 12 years ago.  I can't remember anything that has  come close since until this.  Adidas was just awarded $305 million against the operator of the Payless store chain, for a three stripe infringement.  That's more than $100m per stripe.  If you're aware of a higher damages award in a trademark case, send it in.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 22:03:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Freshfields ups associate salaries; still short of Links]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 13:52:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simmons to tip &#163;600,000 PEP mark]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 12:52:52 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-N.H. candidate convicted for fake disappearance arrested]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By DAVID TIRRELL-WYSOCKI Associated Press Writer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance after a car crash two years ago was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for violating his bail conditions.
A prosecutor said he asked that bail be revoked after Gary Dodds&#8217; wife reported to police that the two had [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 12:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Judge plans to let half of bay spill crew return to China]]></title>
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<description>LawInfo Weblog:- <![CDATA[By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A judge plans to allow three of six Chinese crew members who have been held in the United States since their ship spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay to return home in the next few weeks.
The captain, however, and two other crew members [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 12:31:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New York jury convicts man of stalking actress Uma Thurman]]></title>
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NEW YORK (AP) _ A lovesick former mental patient was convicted Tuesday of stalking and harassing Uma Thurman for more than two years, showing up on her front doorstep and movie set and sending the actress a series of creepy love letters.
Jack Jordan, a 37-year-old out-of-work lifeguard and pool cleaner, [...]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 12:08:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[%) Greatest Commercial Parodies Of All Time]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[Boing Boing: 50 Greatest Commercial Parodies Of All Time]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 22:05:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vuitton v Darfur T-Shirt con't]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[Some websites are reporting that Vuitton actually sued the artist who created the Darfur t-shirt (background here), soemthing I have been unable to confirm.  Here is an interesting analysis from a brand analyst from Forrester Research as to what Vuitton's options are in a situation like this.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 22:05:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gee Our Old LASALLE Ran Great]]></title>
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<description>The Trademark Blog:- <![CDATA[TTAB holding that GM had abandoned LASALLE trademark for cars, subsequent attempts at licensing replacement parts and merchandise insufficent.  TTABlog commentary here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 22:05:02 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CC associates face anxious wait for news on salaries]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 21:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Herbies on course to break &#163;400m barrier]]></title>
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