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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...
Adidas won't Stan(d) for it
Mar 9, 2022
German athletic shoe manufacturer Adidas is suing California-based Fashion Nova for trade mark infringement in relation to its Stan Smith trainer. This is the second complaint made...
A "Notorious" Defeat
Mar 2, 2022
Irish professional MMA artist Conor McGregor (“Conor”) has lost another round in the legal fight with 100-year-old Scottish based clothing firm “McGregor.” Conor applied to reg...
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...
Keeping up with the Lawsuits
Feb 21, 2022
Austin-based label Tequila 512 is allegedly suing Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand for trade mark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition. The lawsuit ha...
No Nike in Stockx
Feb 17, 2022
Nike is suing online Detroit based reseller Stockx for using unauthorised images of Nike shoes in non-fungible tokens (“NFTS”). The case will be heard in the New York federal court...
First Place for N°5
Feb 15, 2022
Chanel takes victory in trade mark copy-cat dispute in China. Chanel sued Yiwu Story of Love Cosmetics (“Yiwu”) for selling a perfume under the name N°9, arguing it to be too simil...
Breaking Bad News (for Sony)
Feb 10, 2022
Sony Pictures Television (“SONY”) has opposed a trade mark filed by Thomas Mihill for the mark “BAKING BAD”. The opposition was filed due to the similarity the mark bears to Sony’s...
Cuthbert Free at Last
Feb 9, 2022
Last April we reported on the heavily publicised dispute between supermarket giants Marks & Spencer and Aldi concerning Colin and Cuthbert the caterpillars. Some ten months later, ...
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...
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