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Taking down Bowser's offending appendage

Taking down Bowser's offending appendage

Nintendo has successfully had taken down a lewd image which depicting well-known ‘Super Mario’ bad guy Bowser with engaged in sexual activity with another character. What has c...

Things Are Getting Salty

Nusret Gökçe is a Turkish butcher, chef and owner of Nusr–Et, a chain of luxury steak houses. You may also know Nusret Gökçe as the famous Salt Bae, who rose to fame when his tech...

Rothy’s Partial Victory - a lesson

Rothy’s Partial Victory - a lesson

The UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court recently ruled that an Austrian shoe company, Giesswein (and its Pointy Flat shoe design), infringed a registered community design (Po...

What will Satan wear without his Air Max 97’s?

What will Satan wear without his Air Max 97’s?

We recently reported that the Brooklyn art collective MSCHF had been sued by sports giant Nike following MSCHF’s unauthorised release of the “Satan Shoe”, an adaptation of Nike’s f...

Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm Expands into North West

Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm Expands into North West

Our expansion into the North West has featured in the latest edition of [Northern Insight](https://northern-insight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/April-21.pdf), page 92. A r...

Nike Air Max 97's; made with blood, sweat and tears

A Brooklyn art collective called MSCHF is being sued by sports apparel giant, Nike, for adapting its popular Air Max 97 shoes without its consent or authorisation. On Monday 2...

Photographer v Andy Warhol Foundation

Photographer v Andy Warhol Foundation

An appeals court in the US recently ruled that one of Andy Warhol’s artworks of Prince was not transformative enough and could not overcome copyright obligations owed to photograph...

Let’s settle this over a nice cold beer

Let’s settle this over a nice cold beer

Patagonia Inc is a well-known U.S. clothing company that markets and sells outdoor clothing. Patagonia brought a claim against the multi-national drink and brewing company, AB InB...

Justin Bieber Alleged Infringement

Justin Bieber Alleged Infringement

Justin Bieber’s recently released album, Justice, is the subject of an alleged [trade mark](https://mcdanielslaw.com/services/intellectual-property-trade-marks) infringement. A ...

Duchess v Mail on Sunday Update

Duchess v Mail on Sunday Update

Pursuant to a Court Order, the Mail on Sunday must print a front-page statement to acknowledge that the Duchess of Sussex was successful in her copyright claim against the newspape...

Tekashi’s Castle is Under Attack

Tekashi’s Castle is Under Attack

Daniel Hernandez (a.k.a. Tekashi 6ix9ine) is an American rapper and songwriter. Tekashi’s rise and fall as an American rapper has been widely documented after he was sentenced to ...

The Law Is Black And White, But Should It Be?

The Law Is Black And White, But Should It Be?

In 2019, Tamara Lanier brought a claim for wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation against Harvard University following Harvard’s use and promotion of old photographs of Lan...

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