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American businesses expanding to China battle "trademark pirates"
May 2, 2019

American businesses expanding to China battle "trademark pirates"

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Basketball star Michael Jordan has argued that China’s Qiaodan Sports logo (right) resembles his official logo with Nike (left) but he has continued to lose those trademark cases.   Charles Zhang/Marketplace
We take to the high seas to explore "trademark squatting" of American businesses in China. Plus: Why stock buybacks are surging and why Hollywood isn't making as many rom-coms. 

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What happened to the rom-com?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 2, 2019
Wesley Morris, writer and New York Times critic, reflects on its seeming demise.
 
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Why Tesla's raising a new round of cash

by Justin Ho
May 2, 2019
The fundraising comes at a pivotal time for the company.
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Why stock buybacks soared at the end of 2018

by Marielle Segarra
May 2, 2019
There are several reasons for the frenzy.
Stocks have rallied in November, with the Dow reaching a milestone level Tuesday.
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Worker productivity is booming. Why is inflation so tame?

by Tracey Samuelson
May 2, 2019
Additional production isn't translating to additional income.
Colby College, a small, private liberal arts college, will open the doors to the Davis Institute of Artificial Intelligence this fall. It plans on expanding the curriculum of AI and machine learning to all areas of study.
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Some companies find their brand names already claimed in China

by Jennifer Pak
May 2, 2019
The practice of third parties snapping up brand names concerns foreign firms.
China’s supreme court may have ruled that basketball star Michael Jordan had a right to his Chinese name, “Qiaodan,” but it does not seem to have changed the operations for the multi-million-dollar Qiaodan Sports company. One of its shops in Shanghai continues to bear the Chinese name for Jordan.
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Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) - Longer Album Version Erykah Badu, Common
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Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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