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Opinion: Looking to acquire? Don’t forget about intellectual property

November 19, 2020 Kristian Kolsaker and Angus Marshall, CFC Underwriting

Intellectual property rights are a crucial part of any merger or acquisition so it’s important, whether you are engaging in an industry merger or advising clients on a deal, to consider ways to avoid potential infringements. Intellectual property (IP) has…

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Led Zeppelin loses fight for legal fees in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case

August 10, 2016 Brian Melley - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES – Led Zeppelin may have won the copyright war over its creation of “Stairway to Heaven,” but it lost its battle Monday to recoup nearly $800,000 in defence fees. Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that the band’s songwriters,…

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Jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal riff for ‘Stairway’

June 23, 2016 Brian Melley - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES – Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal court jury decided Thursday. The verdict in Los Angeles…