Dye is cast: color can be trademarked; ruling could benefit those seeking protection for unusual product features

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The US Supreme Court supported the trademarking of a color under limited circumstances where the color was used by consumers to identify the product and had no functional purpose in Qualitex Co v. Jacobson Products Co. The ruling was based on the trademarking of other unusual features of products such as the three chimes for NBC and the Coca-Cola bottle's shape. Jacobson argued that the trademark was anti-competitive and the Lanham Act did not cover it as well as claiming that trademarking colors would reduce the available colors for new products.

Cases, Intellectual property, Trademarks, Color, Qualitex Co., Jacobson Products Company Inc.

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Era of change for the FCC: implementing new telecommunications law a tough task

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The Federal Communications Commission and its general counsel, William Kennard, face turbulent but exciting changes in the telecommunications industry following passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Kennard, who has raised the FCC's court victory ratio from 60% to 80%, hopes to uphold the new rules through the inevitable legal challenges. Otherwise, statutory deadlines will be jeopardized. He also foresees sweeping changes for lawyers in private practice, whose clients will engage in a wider range of services.

Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Telecommunications industry, United States. Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy

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Victim-offender mediation catching on: advocates say programs, typically for nonviolent offenses, benefit both parties

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Victim-offender mediation has grown in popularity in the US, and the ABA House of Delegates has passed a resolution approving such programs and urging that they be studied more. Some 150 such programs exist throughout the US, mainly for property offenses, nonviolent crimes and other crimes which would not normally result in prison sentences. Sometimes victim and offender work out a restitution program. Either government or nonprofit organizations usually run the programs.

Innovations, Mediation

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