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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 ...
Google to pay hefty sum over patent infringement
May 30, 2023
Google has been ordered to pay $32.5 million in damages to Sonos for infringing the company’s patent relating to smart speakers. A San Francisco federal jury decided on Friday that...
Whisky Business
May 25, 2023
The stars of Scottish sitcom Still Game have emerged victorious in their trade mark dispute against liquor heavyweight Jack Daniel’s. Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who both w...
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...
Watch This Space
May 3, 2023
A mistrial has been declared in a trial between Apple Inc. and Masimo Corp. over Apple’s purported misuse of stolen trade secrets. Masimo issued proceedings against Apple on gro...
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...
Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 26, 2023
Today is the annual celebration of World Intellectual Property Day. This global campaign seeks to emphasise the significance of intellectual property protection and aims to generat...
Ed Facing the Music
Apr 25, 2023
Back in September 2022, we reported on the allegations of copyright infringement faced Ed Sheeran. Sheeran stands accused by the heirs of Marvin Gaye of copying the late singer’s s...
China moves away from requiring legalisation of foreign documents
Apr 24, 2023
China has taken steps to withdraw from the Apostille Convention, which numerous countries are signed up to and which sets out requirements for the legalisation of foreign documents...
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...
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