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French Court sides with Christian Louboutin in ‘Superfakes’ Case

In a recent decision in the Cour de cassation (being the highest court in France and equivalent to the UK’s

McDaniels Law Ranked as a Legal 500 Top Tier Firm for 2026!

The Legal 500 has again named McDaniels Law as a Top Tier firm, and Kelly Hudson as a Leading Partner,

Nike and SKIMS Re-Shape the Sportswear Market

American sportswear giant Nike has begun a collaboration with Kim Kardashian’s rising shapewear brand SKIMS in what experts are calling

High Court Builds on Landmark ‘Bad Faith’ Ruling

The High Court has ruled that a trade mark applied for outside of a consultancy agreement could not be considered

Purple Rain Star in Feud with Pop Icon Prince’s Estate over Trademarks

Last month, the co-star of the Purple Rain film Patricia Kotero, more commonly known as ‘Apollonia’, filed a lawsuit against

UK’s Leading Artists Pen Letter to UK Government

Some of the UK’s biggest artists, including Mick Jagger, Kate Bush and Paul McCartney, have authored and co-signed a letter

Premier Inn Can ‘Rest Easy’ Following High Court Ruling In Their Favour

The High Court has rejected claims on the basis of trade mark infringement brought by easyGroup Ltd, the owner of

Anthropic Prompt Record Settlement for Class-Action Lawsuit

Anthropic PBC recently became embroiled in a class-action lawsuit filed by various book authors, who claim that the company pirated

UKIPO Launches Major Design Consultation

A consultation has been launched by the UK Intellectual Property Office which aims to improve the design law regime in

Global Sports Piracy Website ‘StreamEast’ Goes South

Global sports piracy website ‘StreamEast’ has been shut down following a collaboration between the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (‘ACE’)

American Research Firm Issues Patent Infringement Claims

American firm Headwater Research LLC (“Headwater”) has issued separate patent infringement claims in two Texas federal courts against parties including

Blizzard Entertainment Freezes Momentum of Fan-Made Video Game

Blizzard Entertainment, creators of hit online game World of Warcraft, have issued claims against the creators of ‘Turtle WoW’. Blizzard

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