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Trademark and Unfair Comp. Boston College Law School April 23, 2008 Parody, Speech. Mutual of Omaha v. Novak. MUTANT OF OMAHA Mutant Kingdom Nuclear Holocaust Insurance. Cliffs Notes v. Bantam. Coca Cola. MGM v. Pink Panther Patrol.
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Trademark and Unfair Comp. Boston College Law School April 23, 2008 Parody, Speech
Mutual of Omaha v. Novak • MUTANT OF OMAHA • Mutant Kingdom • Nuclear Holocaust Insurance
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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