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The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world
Apple loses out in patent dispute

Apple loses out in patent dispute

Nov 4, 2020
Apple is no stranger to a multimillion dollar lawsuit, having been embroiled in its fair share over the years. This week Apple has been ordered to pay over $500 million to VirnetX....
Playboy isn’t playing

Playboy isn’t playing

Oct 29, 2020
It has emerged this week that Playboy Enterprises, Inc (Playboy) has filed a lawsuit against US based fast fashion retailer, Fashion Nova, in the US District Court for the Central ...
Photographer sues Yahoo for use of his photographs

Photographer sues Yahoo for use of his photographs

Oct 28, 2020
Howard Schatz is an award winning American photographer, who on Wednesday 21 October 2020 filed a complaint at the Central District of California against Verizon Communications. I...
Caboom goes Duke

Caboom goes Duke

Oct 23, 2020
Kelly Knievel is the son of famous stunt performer Evel Knievel. Evel Knievel was an American stunt performer and entertainer who attempted over 75 ramp to ramp motorcycle jumps d...
Oracle v Google; the decade long dispute nears an end

Oracle v Google; the decade long dispute nears an end

Oct 22, 2020
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments from both Google and Oracle in the decade long lawsuit regarding copyright and Google’s Android software....
Content Delivery Networks – could porn change how the internet works?

Content Delivery Networks – could porn change how the internet works?

Oct 20, 2020
OnlyFans is a subscription based content platform, similar to Patreon, but that has a strong bias towards adult content. Deniece Waidhofer is an adult model that posts images o...
WWE faces dispute over use of wrestlers’ tattoos

WWE faces dispute over use of wrestlers’ tattoos

Oct 19, 2020
Catherine Alexander is the tattoo artist of renowned World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”) superstar Randy Orton. Alexander has brought a claim for copyright infringement against ...
What next for the Aboriginal flag?

What next for the Aboriginal flag?

Oct 15, 2020
The Aboriginal flag represents the Aboriginal Australians and holds special legal and political status for the Aboriginal people. Unlike many official national flags, the Aborigin...
Can “THE” be a registered trade mark?

Can “THE” be a registered trade mark?

Oct 15, 2020
In May 2019, Marc Jacobs the fashion brand filed a trade mark application at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), seeking to register the word “THE” as a trade mark for ...
Writer casts some light on NBCUniversal’s Darkest Hour

Writer casts some light on NBCUniversal’s Darkest Hour

Oct 9, 2020
Darkest Hour is a 2017 war drama starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in his fight against Adolf Hitler in WWII. On Friday 18 September, TV & film writer Ben Kaplan filed...
Sony and its battle for the “PS5” trade mark

Sony and its battle for the “PS5” trade mark

Oct 8, 2020
While many gamers pre-order the much anticipated PlayStation 5 prior to its release on November 12 2020 in the US, Canada, Japan, Mexico and many other jurisdictions, the many game...
Princess Peach’s fight against porn

Princess Peach’s fight against porn

Oct 6, 2020
Nintendo has a formidable reputation for going after infringers of various types. It does not have a reputation for pursuing pornography studios or developers, but that is exactly...
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