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Decision of Note<br><i>Empire</i> TV Show Doesn't Infringe Hip-Hop Label Trademark

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that the Fox TV show <i>Empire</i> didn't violate federal Lanham Act or California trademark rights of the urban music record label Empire Distribution.

6 minute read December 01, 2017 at 12:06 AM
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Stan Soocher
Decision of Note<br><i>Empire</i> TV Show Doesn't Infringe Hip-Hop Label Trademark

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that the Fox TV show Empire didn't violate federal Lanham Act or California trademark rights of the urban music record label Empire Distribution.

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