Designing Around Trademark Restrictions
Can a bunch of birthday cake-smeared five-year-olds distinguish between the \”real\” SpongeBob SquarePants and a convincing lookalike, say, AbsorBert AngularTrousers? Probably not, but intellectual property lawyers can, and that\’s a real problem for parents seeking favorite—and trademark-protected—cartoon characters to entertain at their children\’s birthday parties. The Wall Street Journal devoted yesterday\’s A-Hed to the story, focusing on the costume industry\’s strategies to avoid lawsuits. \”
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title=”Designing Around Trademark Restrictions”>Designing Around Trademark Restrictions