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More than a Weeknd thing
Mar 21, 2023
Singer songwriter, The Weeknd has settled an 18-month copyright infringement claim. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, was sued by musicians Suniel Fox and He...
LIV Golf facing another legal dispute
Mar 17, 2023
Professional golf tour, LIV Golf, is facing court action from the Miami based and well-known nightclub called LIV. LIV the nightclub has hosted mega-stars over the years includi...
Disney World not for everyone
Mar 16, 2023
Social Media influencer and online retailer Christopher Martin has been banned from Disney World. Martin livestreamed the ordeal, which showed an Orange County Sheriff’s office...
TikTok Nearly Stitched
Mar 15, 2023
Stitch Editing Limited (“Stitch”) have faced a blow in its claim of trade mark infringement against social media platform TikTok. Stitch is the proprietor of a registered trade...
Artificial Intelligence and Trade Marks
Mar 13, 2023
Trade marks have not escaped the rise in commercial use of artificial intelligence. Australian tech company GeneriTrend recently launched a new AI tool which compiles and review...
Markle not the Arche
Mar 8, 2023
Meghan Markle’s trade mark application for the word “Archetypes” has been refused by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The application was filed under Har...
China NIPO side with EUIPO's decision on sustainability
Mar 6, 2023
The China National Intellectual Property Office recently issued new guidance on signs which are prohibited from being used as trade marks in that territory. The guidance was mad...
Sustainability slogan not sustainable as trade mark
Feb 27, 2023
A recent decision of the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that a ‘green’ slogan will not be deemed acceptable for registration as a trade m...
Reasonably Shady or still Slim's Shady?
Feb 22, 2023
Rapper Marshall Mathers, known professionally as Eminem has formally objected to a trade mark filed by Real Housewives of Potomac stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon for the mark ...
China: use it or lose it
Feb 21, 2023
A draft amendment has been made to China’s Trademark Law which may require holder’s to certify their use of their mark every five years in order to keep their registration. Art...
Dispute over live streaming music platform
Feb 20, 2023
The Performing Rights Society (PRS) recently issued legal proceedings against LIVENow, an online platform for the live streaming of music concerts. PRS, in words from its websit...
Vogue claim rapped up
Feb 17, 2023
Back in November, we reported on rappers Drake and 21 Savage who had been sued by global mass media company and publisher of Vogue magazine, Condé Nast. The claim was brought for a...
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