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How Confusing Can One Shop Be?
Apr 28, 2022
Global fashion giant Zara claims House of Zana has an “identical brand”, and has launched action at a tribunal. Owner of House of Zana, Amber Kotrri started the small fashion compa...
SEGA's Supersonic Trade Mark Policy
Apr 12, 2022
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...
Decree 299: Unfriendly Nations
Apr 8, 2022
A staggering by product of the war in Ukraine is the little publicised decree issued on 5 March by the Russian Government which legalises counterfeiting. The decree removes the...
McDaniels Law appoints new Director
Mar 22, 2022
McDaniels Law are delighted to announce that Adam Turley has been appointed to the position of Director with the firm. The appointment took effect from the beginning of 2022. Ad...
Sheeran defends Shape of You
Mar 15, 2022
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had returned to the High Court in London to defend the 2017 hit song “Shape of You”. Grime artist Sami Chokri and music producer Ross O’Donoghu...
Sly Fox
Mar 1, 2022
The former owners of the original United States football league (“USFL”) are suing Fox Sports for alleged trade mark infringement with the intent to block Fox Sports launch of a ne...
An order, of the Peaky Blinders
Feb 24, 2022
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...
A Bi(n)g Slippery Slope
Feb 14, 2022
A man has been imprisoned in Beijing for alleged copyright infringement of the winter Olympic panda mascot Bing Dwen Dwen (“Bing”). Authorities in China are cracking down on int...
Apple at it again!
Feb 4, 2022
Apple Inc. have filed an opposition against a trade mark application “Apple-Man” with the US Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO). The application, filed by Ukrainian director Vasy...
Battle of the Ladies
Feb 3, 2022
A legal battle between Seattle blues singer Lady A and the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum has been concluded. Both parties filed a joint motion to dismiss lawsuits over the...
Champi(gn)ons League Winner
Feb 2, 2022
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), organisers of the Champions League football competition has backed down in a trade mark dispute over German “Champignons League”...
Clarkson did a thing!
Feb 1, 2022
Jeremy Clarkson, host of popular Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm, has found himself the centre of yet another twitter feud, this time with YouTuber Alex Apollonov over the phrase...
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