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The Proud Boys lose trade mark rights
Feb 25, 2021
The Proud Boys are a US far right, neo-fascist nationalist group that were founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, one of the founders of VICE, ahead of the 2016 US election. The group, ...
Spin your way to victory x 2
Feb 18, 2021
We recently reported on the ongoing patent dispute between high ‘spinning’ rivals Mad Dogg Athletics and Peloton. Mad Dogg is the creator of Spinning and the premise of indoor cyc...
Save the Last Dance for Qiaodan
Feb 16, 2021
Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player turned businessman, who slam-dunked to fame as a Chicago Bull. Jordan is recognised as one of the greatest, if not *the* grea...
Can Taylor Swift Shake It Off
Feb 5, 2021
Taylor Swift is an award winning American singer-songwriter. On 11 December 2020 Swift released the surprise album ‘Evermore’ five months after the release of her album ‘Folklore’...
Bentley Lose High Court Appeal
Jan 27, 2021
Bentley Motors, the luxury car manufacturer, has lost its appeal in its trade mark dispute with Manchester based Bentley Clothing. Both companies have been in negotiations in r...
Hendrix Trade mark Infringement
Jan 18, 2021
A federal court in New York ruled that two relatives of Jimi Hendrix, Leon Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix’s brother) and daughter Tina Hendrix, were guilty of contempt of Court by their con...
Bentley and Bentley – The Appeal
Dec 14, 2020
Bentley Motors (“Motors”) and Bentley Clothing (“Clothing”) have renewed hostilities in the Court of Appeal. Last year Clothing succeeded in its claim for trade mark infringeme...
McGregor Loses Battle
Dec 11, 2020
Conor McGregor, the famous UFC fighter, recently lost a trade mark legal battle with a clothing company named McGregor. The famous UFC fighter applied to register his surname fo...
Federer’s win: back where his initials belong
Dec 8, 2020
Swiss tennis player, Roger Federer, has re-acquired the trade mark rights from sportswear giant, Nike, to the ‘RF’ logo that used to be displayed on his Nike tennis attire. Two...
Burberry Jesus v Burberry
Dec 4, 2020
A Chicago-based rapper, Burberry Jesus, has been served with a lawsuit with regards to his stage name and various parts of his branding, which British fashion company, Burberry, al...
Civil trade mark war for “The Lincoln Project”
Dec 3, 2020
The Lincoln Project has been accused of trade mark infringement by a rival, which also shares the exact same name. The “The Lincoln Project” was established as a political action c...
The Jetsons producer is barking up a fuss over Astro Dog
Nov 24, 2020
Astro Dog, the dog character from the 80s animated sitcom show *The Jetsons*, is at the centre of a trade mark opposition filed by production studio Hanna-Barbera Productions. The ...
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