It’s 2022, but IP litigants can still learn from the spirit of that groundbreaking Supreme Court case that gave us the Miranda rights. Surprisingly, anything you say to the USPTO can and will be used against you in a copyright infringement case — even if it is apparently unrelated to your trademark application.   Brought before the…

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Museum of Selfies v. Miami Selfie is an ongoing matter in the Southern District of Florida, but a ruling on a motion to dismiss offers some instruction regarding so-called shotgun complaints. The basis for the plaintiff’s claims is that, as owners of Miami Selfie, defendants intentionally copied the MUSEUM OF SELFIES mark by using the…

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