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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...
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. ...
All fire blazing
Apr 3, 2023
John Lewis has successfully defended a copyright infringement claim against its 2019 Christmas advert in the UK High Court. The advert in question features ‘Edgar’, a friendly ...
Ocado Victorious in Patent Dispute
Mar 31, 2023
British based online supermarket, Ocado, has been victorious in proceedings brought against it in the High Court in London by Norwegian tech firm, AutoStore. AutoStore has sued ...
Post Malone Settles Copyright Dispute
Mar 22, 2023
We reported yesterday on The Weeknd coming to settlement terms for alleged copyright infringement over his song “Call Out My Name”, in a similar fashion, Post Malone has also chose...
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...
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...
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...
Winnie the Pooh is Unbearable
Feb 16, 2023
The much loved and friendly childhood character, Winnie the Pooh, has turned sour in new slasher-horror film amid the expiration of his copyright period. In the United States, copy...
Not Your Sunglass Corner
Feb 15, 2023
Photographer Cheryl Miller has filed a claim against artist Nate Ladson for alleged copyright infringement. The claim has been filed at a Copyright Claims Board tribunal in the USA...
Landmark Victory for Hermes
Feb 13, 2023
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...
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