Living off fame: protecting a celebrity's name as a trademark in Canada - IAM (registration) (blog)

Living off fame: protecting a celebrity's name as a trademark in Canada
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Under Section 12(1)(a) of the Trademarks Act a trademark made up of a word that is primarily the name or the surname of an individual who is living or has ...

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Simon Amstell, Larry David and the rise of the 'sim-com' - The Guardian


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Simon Amstell, Larry David and the rise of the 'sim-com'
The Guardian
They are also part of a wider trend towards self-referential fiction, which includes Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Extras, with Hollywood stars ...

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Revealed: The terrible secret about Shirley Bassey's father that was hidden ... - Daily Mail


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Revealed: The terrible secret about Shirley Bassey's father that was hidden ...
Daily Mail
In 1948, the electoral roll gives Eliza's surname as Mendi, confirming that at some stage Shirley's mother had found a new partner and he had moved in. ...

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For him, excitement was in fashion - Boston Globe


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For him, excitement was in fashion
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There was this self-created quality to Avedon — the surname invariably standing alone, as if belonging to a member of the aristocracy, like his fellow ...

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This Day in Music Spotlight: The Life and Legacy of John Peel - Gibson


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This Day in Music Spotlight: The Life and Legacy of John Peel
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After a stop in Oklahoma City, Peel moved to San Bernardino, California, where he still worked under the name John Ravencroft (his surname at birth was ...

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Auckland: Chinese footprints - New Zealand Herald

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