Cert has been denied in Mattel v. MCA, the Barbie Girl case, in which Mattel, owner of rights in the BARBIE doll (“the American girl with the fictitious figure”) protested a song entitled BARBIE GIRL. The Ninth Circuit decision (background and text here) had concluded with the admonition that both sides should chill. [The Trademark Blog]
Order to Chill
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