Intellectual Property News

The UK football’s Premier League has millions of fans both inside and outside of the UK, all wanting to watch the football matches each season. However, some have gone beyond the l...

The Cypriot Government has been successful in its bid to register halloumi as a protected designation of origin (“PDO”). As a result, products which do not meet the PDO criteria fo...

There seem to have been constant stories in the last few months in the media about famous artists being accused of copyright infringement in their music, with Ed Sheeran being the ...

Oatly, the Swedish oat milk giant has had part of its “WOW NO COW” trade mark trimmed by a federal judge in Ohio. Oatly filed a claim against D’s Naturals back in 2017 on the gr...

Earlier this month, a case decided by the Italian Supreme Court determined whether the slogan “500% Fiat” can be protected by copyright. The author of the slogan sued Italian c...

In what might serve as a warning to any consumer-facing business, Bournemouth Council had their YouTube broadcast pulled from the website in respect of potential copyright infringe...

With the ongoing war in Ukraine making the headlines and sanctions tightening it would appear that the US still feels that IP in Russia is an important asset. On 5 May the US Tr...

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...

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...

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...

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...