Monthly Archive: October 2011

Oct 28

Twitter and Twittad Settle Trademark Infringement Suit; Twitter agrees to restore Twittad’s account

Due to the popular social networking site Twitter, the noun/verb “tweet” is now a familiar and exhausted term in everyday discourse. However, it is also a registered trademark, and Twitter expressed its protectiveness over the mark in a recent complaint against advertising company Twittad’s registration of “Let Your Ad Meet Tweets.” Twittad, a limited liability …

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Oct 25

Reddit’s Right in a Movie Script?

An unknown author writes a script that gets purchased by a major production company. It sounds like a fairly straightforward story and licensing deal, right? Not for James Erwin who wrote “Rome, Sweet Rome” a story about a modern day U.S. Marine who goes back in time to fight in Ancient Rome. Erwin then sold …

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Oct 20

PIPG Wine & Cheese Salon

Please join the Penn IP Group for a Wine & Cheese Salon to discuss some relevant and interesting IP issues. The event will be held tomorrow, October 20 at 4:30 in Gittis 213. PIPG members and interested students are encouraged to come out, discuss IP topics, and enjoy some cheese, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. Prompts …

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