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Intellectual Property News

The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world.

Landmark Victory for Hermes

Hermes have been awarded $133,000 (approx £109,603.00) in damages for trade mark infringement, dilution and cybersquatting of its famous Birkin handbag in a landmark victory. A jury in New York City returned the verdict last week meaning digital artist Mason Rothschild is liable for the infringement as a result of his MetaBirkin NFT’s. This decision […]

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Red Bullies at it again?

Red Bull are the subject of more legal issues, this time with a small Sardinian wine maker Mattia Muggittu, the owner of Muggittu di Mamoiada, over the use of the wine makers new logo. 22 year Mattia Muggittu had just finished producing his first bottle of wine when he received a legal notice from energy […]

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Battle of the Supermarkets: Continued

Back in November we reported on Tesco reviving part of its claim against German-owned supermarket Lidl. The trial is currently underway the High Court in London. Lidl have alleged trade mark infringement, passing off and copyright infringement whilst Tesco issued a counterclaim to cancel some of Lidl’s trade marks. The mark in question is a […]

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Lizzo is 100% THAT B*tch

American singer-songwriter Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson’s application for the trade mark “100% THAT Bitch” has been accepted by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office. Lizzo released the hit single ‘truth hurts’ last year in which the second line of the song states ‘I just took a DNA test, turns […]

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Lord of the Bins trade mark dispute

Middle-earth Enterprises, owner of worldwide intellectual property rights to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, has demanded that a waste removal company trading by “Lord of the Bins” cease infringing its trade marks. Lord of the Bins is a business based in Brighton and run by two men, who also trade under […]

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The Trump Tapes: Copyright Infringement

American politician Donald Trump has issued proceedings against authors Bob Woodward and Simon & Schuster for alleged copyright infringement over the publishing of the audiobook ‘The Trump Tapes: The Historical Record’. The audiobook is based upon interviews which were originally recorded for Woodward’s book 2021 book Rage. The claim has been filed in a federal […]

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Counterfeit Clothing Leads to Arrest

A 43 year old woman has been arrested for alleged trade mark infringement in Cork, Ireland. Sinead Leahy was brought before a District Court in Cork to face charges of two counts contrary to Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1996. Both charges relate to clothing articles found in her home in October 2021. […]

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Rick Astley sues “Yung” rival over “Never Gonna Give You Up”

Rick Astley has issued court proceedings in the US relating to his 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Rapper Yung Gravy released a song called “Get Money” which features an imitation of Astley’s vocals in “Never Gonna Give You Up”. The best way to get an overview of the issue is to listen to […]

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China Guidance on Trade Mark Classification

The China National Intellectual Property Administration has clarified the use of trade marks in class 35 covering sales promotion services. Guidelines published in December, titled “Guidelines on Application for Registration and Use of Class 35 Trade Marks”, clarified that class 35 includes business management, operations, organisation, and administration of commercial or industrial companies, as well […]

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No Turning Back the Time

Rolex SA has faced a blow in its opposition proceedings at the EU Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) against Danish fashion group PWT A/S (“PWT”). Back in June 2016, Rolex opposed PWT’s application for a trade mark at the EUIPO for use on clothing footwear and headgear on the grounds it would infringe its own trade […]

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Lack of Funk in Royalty Dispute

We have written many times on copyright claims against well-known songs and artists. One of the most famous of these is Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson, which has been the subject of four separate lawsuits alleging copyright infringement. One of these was brought by the heirs of Robert and Ronnie Wilson who were known as […]

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Belarus Legalises Digital Piracy

Belarus, a county landlocked in Eastern Europe and a close ally of Russia has recently passed a new law, permitting digital piracy until the end of 2024. The new law, which was enacted on 03 January 2023 legalises digital piracy if the copyright holder of the pirated material is from a country which commits “unfriendly […]

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