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Nordstrom accused of selling counterfeit goods
Jun 1, 2023
California based outdoor fashion company, Patagonia Inc. (“Patagonia”) has issued proceedings against Seattle based luxury department store Nordstrom, Inc. (“Nordstrom”) in the US ...
Taco Tuesday set to be cancelled?
May 23, 2023
Fast food goliath Taco Bell has filed an appeal with the US Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the federal trade mark ‘Taco Tuesday’. The mark is owned by Wyoming-based rival ta...
Victory for Sheeran, Again!
May 12, 2023
A Manhattan jury have returned a verdict in favour of British singer Ed Sheeran in a federal court in New York finding him not guilty of copyright infringement. Back in April w...
Not the maiden Trade Mark Application
May 10, 2023
Heavy metal giants, Iron Maiden, are seeking to block a trade mark application for the mark “Maiden Wear” at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Los Angeles business...
Dark Horse victorious over the California Gurl
Apr 28, 2023
American singer-songwriter Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally as Katy Perry has lost a trade mark battle in Australia. Designer Katie Perry began selling clothes un...
The Trial and Monetisation of Wagatha Christie
Apr 21, 2023
Last October we reported on the infamous Wagatha Christie Saga between WAG’s Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy. In the latest news, Vardy has made an application at the UK Intellectu...
Director Niall featured on BBC Radio 5 Live
Apr 20, 2023
McDaniels Law Director, Niall Head-Rapson, was invited to speak on the Wake Up to Money programme on BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, 20th April 2023, to give his expert opinion on re...
A Crafty Approach
Apr 20, 2023
Marks & Spencer has found itself in yet another dispute over intellectual property, this time with The Craft Beer Co. Marks & Spencer have been selling a T-shirt featuring the ...
Louboutin kicking competitors to the curb
Apr 13, 2023
Christian Louboutin has succeeded in recent proceedings against a Brazilian footwear company in the Appellate Court of Sao Paulo for infringement of intellectual property rights. ...
What would you do?
Apr 12, 2023
Last month we reported on the legal battle brewing between the two of the Isley Brothers over the “Isley Brothers” trade mark. Rudolph Isley issued proceedings against his brot...
That is not F*cking Awesome
Apr 5, 2023
The EU Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) has refused to protect F*cking Awesome as a trade mark on the grounds it lacks distinctiveness. FA World Entertainment own three re...
Coachella settle "Coachillin" dispute
Apr 4, 2023
The Coachella Festival has settled its trade mark dispute with various companies over their use of the brand name “Coachillin”. Last year, Coachella organisers, Goldenvoice, iss...
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