Disney opposes dance music star’s iconic mouse head trademark

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The Walt Disney Co, creator of Mickey Mouse, is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to refuse a trademark by electronic music star Deadmau5, who wears a LED-light powered, big-eared mouse helmet during concerts. Deadmau5, pronounced "dead mouse," is the stage name for Joel Zimmerman, a Canadian disc jockey who has been nominated for and performed at the Grammy Awards. Zimmerman filed an application in 2013 with the U.S.