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Biggie’s Legacy Protected: Estate Reaches Settlement in Merch IP Clash

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At the heart of the legal dispute was the unlicensed use of the phrase “King of New York,” a title long associated with Biggie, along with photos and graphics of the late rapper. The estate claimed that these elements...
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Biggie’s Legacy Protected: Estate Reaches Settlement in Merch IP Clash At the heart of the legal dispute was the unlicensed use of the phrase “King of New York,” a title long associated with Biggie, along with photos and graphics of the late rapper. The estate claimed that these elements... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/biggie-smalls-trademark-dispute

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