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Add that TM: Thunderpussy wins five-year trademark battle

Once again, a band has won a long legal battle over the right to trademark its name. The Seattle-based band

There is not a kid in the world who when confronted with doing something bad hasn’t said “Look what you

For reasons known only to Gene Simmons, he thought he could file a trademark on a hand gesture. But after,

In a unanimous decision Monday morning, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based

It’s not often a winning party in a long-fought legal battle asks the Supreme Court in the United States to

Just as The Slants prepare to release a new album with a new singer, it might be time to prepare

It’s not hard to imagine this conversation. “Hey, I’ve discovered a really cool new band called The Slants.” “The Slants?

In a fight that went all the way to Washington, DC, The Slants–a band that bills itself is the first

If you’ve ever wandered through the Silk Market in Beijing, you’ll have been dazzled by how little regard China has

In the world of celebrities, branding is everything. Once a celebutante carves out a section of pop culture for themselves,

An obscure portion of trademark law could be changed thanks to a band’s refusal to give up its identity. By

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
Mark Silver
Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
Mark Silver
Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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