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• April 10, 2026

  Prince's Estate, 'Purple Rain' Co-Star Settle TM Suit

  The estate of the pop singer Prince has reached a settlement with "Purple Rain" co-star Patty Apollonia Kotero to resolve a suit brought by Kotero over the trademark for "Apollonia."

• April 09, 2026

  11th Circ. Affirms Dish Network's Copyright Win, $600K Award

  The Eleventh Circuit Thursday refused to disturb a $600,000 copyright win for Dish Network in long-running litigation over Arabic pay-TV programming distribution, ruling that the lower court was correct in finding that Dish's copyrights were infringed.

• April 09, 2026

  BuzzBallz Rival Says 'Joke' Domain Grab Not Funny Or Legal

  A claim by cocktail company BuzzBallz that its purchase of an upcoming rival's web domains was a "joke" is a shallow attempt to avoid responsibility for its anticompetitive cybersquatting actions, beverage company Patco Brands argued while urging a California federal court to deny BuzzBallz's motion for summary judgment.

• April 09, 2026

  Patent Review Upheaval Spurs Uncertainty Concerns

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent overhaul of patent review practices drew strong reactions at a conference Thursday, with attorneys lamenting increased uncertainty and a former agency director expressing both support for the moves and concern about policy "whipsawing" between administrations.

• April 09, 2026

  Albright Won't Toss BMW Suit Over German Patent Cases

  A Texas federal judge said he wouldn't dismiss a suit brought by carmaker BMW AG that was intended to block two patent litigations from moving forward in German court, despite those cases having been withdrawn.

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