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Jury rules Bratz dolls conceived at Mattel
By DANNY POLLOCK Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Barbie and Bratz dolls are sisters, a jury has decided in a major victory to Mattel Inc., the world's largest toymaker, in its copyright infringement lawsuit against rival MGA Entertainment Inc.

Jimi Hendrix coming to 'Guitar Hero'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jimi Hendrix is coming to "Guitar Hero."

Japan to scrap iPod copyright fee
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - Japan will stop pushing for legislation to charge royalties on the sales of iPods and other portable digital music players, giving in to opposition from electronics makers, officials said Thursday.

German zoo files suit over polar bear Knut's loot
BERLIN (AP) - No animal in Europe is cuter than polar bear Knut - or has generated more cash for a zoo. Now there's a legal fight over all those millions.

Game maker tries to legitimize Facebook Scrabble
By ANICK JESDANUN AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) - As Facebook has blossomed into a hot Internet hangout, its users have passed countless hours playing Scrabble with friends - or at least, an unauthorized version of the word game that Scrabble's owners have tried to shut down. Now a video game maker will try to legitimize the activity.

 

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  • ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) The AIPLA represents individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in thepractice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property.
  • US Copyright Office Informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to thehome pages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including Congressional testimony andpress releases; our latest regulations; a link to our online copyright records cataloged since 1978.
  • US Patent and Trademark Office Promotes the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times toinventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution).
  • USPTO Web Patent Database Full text database, bibliographic database, AIDS patent database.
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  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) WIPO is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectualproperty throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral treatiesdealing with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property.
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