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Drake Victorious in Copyright Infringement Claim

Rapper Drake, who is known for various hit songs including “One Dance” and “Gods Plan” has been involved in his fair share of legal battles over the years, including the recent alleged unauthorised use of the Vogue brand name and trade marks. He is also the subject of another infringement of intellectual property rights, this […]

Huge Costs Order In Copyright Claim

We have previously reported here on the decision of the Court to dismiss a claim for copyright infringement brought by Anna Pasternak, the great niece of Boris Pasternak, the author of Dr Zhivago against US author Lara Prescott. The case revolved around claims by Pasternak that seven chapters in Prescott’s book The Secrets We Kept […]

China National IP Administration lauches New English Language Website

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has launched a new English language website. The website was launched on 30 October, with the aim of improving the service quality of the website and its accessibility throughout the world. It includes drop down menus covering “resources”, “news and events”, “law”, “special topics”, “statistics”, and “about us”, […]

Paris Hilton Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton Entertainment, Inc. and 11:11: Media, LLC are being sued for alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, unfair competition and unjust enrichment in respect of some photographs taken by Claudia Occhipinti for use on one of Paris Hiltons fragrance projects. In documents filed with the court, Occhipinti claims she was hired […]

One For Z Readers

Two Russian citizens are facing charges of criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud and money laundering in the United States of America. The charges relate to a pirated e-book website “Z-Library” which was taken down by US authorities in early November. The two suspects, Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova, both of St. Petersburg, Russia, were arrested […]

Chinese Gaming Company Puts Their Tencents In To Copyright Claim

China has long had a reputation for being a place where it is very difficult to protect your intellectual property and businesses who are looking to trade or manufacture in China have always had to be aware of the risks that go with doing so. China has recently taken some steps to seek, to a […]

Not Laughing Anymore

Seattle based coffee house Starbucks has faced its fair share of trade mark battles over the years, the most recent being with an Indian coffee house LOL Café based in Jaipur. The claim was filed back in December 2018 and has only just been ruled upon. Starbucks alleged the LOL Café was selling a drink […]

Patagonia in a flap with Gap

California based outdoor fashion company, Patagonia Inc. (“Patagonia”), have alleged fellow fashion brand Gap Inc. (“Gap”) have copied their flap pocket design which has been a feature on its fleece products for over 30 years. The claim asserts that there are similarities between the relevant fleeces, namely a similar rectangular logo above the flap pocket, […]

Supreme Spaniels or Daniels?

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Whiskey maker Jack Daniels’ trade mark case against squeaky dog toy maker, VIP Products after the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit sided with VIP Products in the matter back in 2020. VIP Products sells dog toys which, amongst other stuff, mimic liquor, beer, and […]

Dior in Trade Mark Fight with Adult Star

Everybody no doubt has heard of Christian Dior, the famous French fashion house, and the value of their brand and their trade marks is one of their main business assets. Fewer people have presumably heard of adult star Gigi Dior who apparently has quite a following on the OnlyFans site. These two rather different entities […]

Guess, you left Banksy no choice

Political street artist Banksy went viral on social media on Friday over a post accusing Guess of using his artwork without consent to front their Guess store on Regent Street, London. In the Instagram post, which attracted over 1.7 million likes, Banksy wrote “Attention all shoplifters please go to GUESS on Regent Street. They’ve helped […]

Banksy's Monkeys Back to Business

Back in May 2021, we reported on the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (“EUIPO”) decision to declare Banksy’s well-known “monkey sign” trade mark “invalid in its entirety” following opposition to the mark by the company “Full Colour Black”. That decision was made on the basis of bad faith and lack of distinctiveness. However, after a […]

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