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Intellectual Property

Feb. 15, 2000

Stolen Slogan

Advertising-injury coverage may handle damages from trademark infringement.

        By M. Danton Richardson
        
        Most standard commercial general-liability insurance policies include coverage for "advertising injury," generally defined to mean an injury arising out of the following offenses: "misappropriation of advertising ideas or style of doing business" or "infringement of copyright, title or slogan."
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