Intellectual Property News

Vogue isn’t just a magazine, it’s also a small village located in Cornwall home to a local pub called The Star Inn at Vogue, which received a letter from the famous fashion magazin...

In a decision that could have far reaching consequences for online commerce and businesses that sell on Amazon, the Court of Appeal in London has overturned an earlier decision of ...

Taco John’s have brought a trade mark infringement claim against a new Mexican restaurant called “Taco Chon”. The new restaurant has outlets in both Burnsville and St Cloud, Minnes...

Bacardi and Co (“Bacardi”) have lost a claim it brought against US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in the Virginia federal court over the USPTO’s decision to revive Cubaexpor...

In a perfect example of the importance that big companies place on protecting their intellectual property, the Sega corporation has received an Intellectual Property Award from the...

Opensea is a well-known online marketplace for NFTs. The platform is reportedly facing a legal claim valued at $1 million relating to the sale of an NFT which was allegedly complet...

Proximo Spirits, the owner of Bushmills, a producer of Irish whiskey, has applied for approval to make a “Peaky Blinders” themed whiskey. The application has been made to the US Al...

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s trade mark opposition against Aina Yang’s trade mark application has been rejected in its entirety by the EUIPO’s Opposition Division (“the Division”)....

Travellers often complain of the restrictions on the use of subscription based streaming and on-demand content when abroad. New "content portability" regulations aim to address tha...

In an age where the importance and influence of the internet on retail is continuously on the rise, retailers, particularly those of brands aiming to build a reputation of luxury, ...

Consumers have long been draw to specific products due to the 'brand'.  Brand in this sense encompasses the get up, badges or indicators of origin including registered trade marks....

Police and Trading Standards officers have seized up to £30 million worth of fake goods from the Barras Market in Glasgow. As part of Operation Salang organised as a joint operati...