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February 11, 2026
Blockbuster's TM Legacy Tested By Dispute Over Deer Feed
Once a titan in U.S. retail, the Blockbuster brand is embroiled in an unexpected trademark battle with a Mississippi-based animal feed company that it accuses of trying to exploit the legacy of the once-ubiquitous video rental chain.
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February 11, 2026
Disney To Pay $2.75M In Record Deal Under Calif. Privacy Law
California's attorney general announced Wednesday that his office has secured its largest deal yet under the state's data privacy law, with entertainment giant Disney agreeing to pay $2.75 million and overhaul its opt-out mechanisms to resolve claims that it failed to allow consumers to completely stop the sale and sharing of their personal data.
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February 11, 2026
Del. Justices Grapple Over Truth Social Share Math
An attorney for the firm that helped launch Donald Trump's social media company told Delaware's justices Wednesday that a vice chancellor erred in requiring the venture to "prove a negative" in calculations of investor stakes in the runup to the venture's special purpose acquisition company transaction.
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February 11, 2026
Pornhub Parent Escapes User Tracking Suit, For Now
A California federal judge tossed for lack of jurisdiction a lawsuit accusing an adult entertainment company of tracking Pornhub users' data and sharing it with advertisers, finding that the company is incorporated in Delaware, headquartered in Texas, and the plaintiffs haven't tied their claims to company activity in California.
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February 11, 2026
Estee Lauder Hits Walmart With TM Suit Alleging Copycats
Estee Lauder hit Walmart with a trademark infringement suit in California federal court Monday, accusing it of hawking copycat versions of its luxury personal care products, cosmetics and fragrance collections sold under popular brands including Clinique, La Mer and Tom Ford.
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