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Trademark and Unfair Comp. Boston College Law School April 22, 2009 Parody, Speech. Mutual of Omaha v. Novak. Cliffs Notes v. Bantam. Anheuser-Busch v. Balducci. Yankee Publishing. Coca Cola. MGM v. Pink Panther Patrol.
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Trademark and Unfair Comp. Boston College Law School April 22, 2009 Parody, Speech
I’m a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie world; life is plastic; it’s fantastic You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere … Imagination; Life is your Creation … I’m a blond bimbo girl, in a fantasy world ... Mattel v. MCA
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