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Lesson Plan
Anti-Defamation League

Should Washington's NFL Team Change Their Name?

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
"What's in a name?" Is it irrelevant, as Juliet suggests in Shakespeare's play, or is nomenclature deeply significant? Young scholars weigh in on the debate by examining the controversy over the NFL's Washington, D.C. Redskins. Groups...
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Lesson Plan
Teaching Tolerance

How Fair Use Works

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What's fair is fair! Using the resource, scholars discuss the key differences between fair use and copyright. Next, in small groups, pupils create and present projects that demonstrate fair use of copyrighted material, such as a song,...
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Other

Uspto: Trademarks

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site to review submitted trademarks, obtain forms and fee schedule to file trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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New York Times

New York Times: Cyber Law Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
Cyber Law Journal, a weekly publication of the New York Times, reflects on the legal issues raised by the Internet.
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Article
Other

International Jurist: Artificial Intelligence and Trademark Law in the Digital Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses some interesting applications of artificial intelligence in trademark law and the pivotal case of Lush v. Amazon. (Published July 29, 2020)
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Inventions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate past and present inventions, and use the tape player as an example to explore issues inventors must deal with, including patents, theft and technological obsolescence. Use the scientific method to choose, design and develop...
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Lectric Law Library

Trademarks: Everything You Need to Know

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes trademark. Includes six principles of a trademark, invalidity of trade names and marks, separate dispositions of names and marks and possible validity of names and marks.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: The Branding of America

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map that, when clicked, gives a famous brand name product from that particular state. For instance, click on Hastings, Nebraska and learn about the home of Kool-Aid.