Intellectual Property News

A trial will begin this month to determine whether the hit song 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris Junior infringes that of Marvin Gaye's 1977 h...

In the recent US appeal decision of Belmora LLC v Bayer Consumer Care AG and Bayer Healthcare LLC, a case concerning the use of trade marks in the US, Belmora LLC showed that well ...

The decision in Red Bull GmbH v OHIM gives an insight into what OHIM will take into account when a considering whether trade marks are 'similar' and there is a likelihood of confus...

A recent High Court decision on whether a contract was validly terminated confirmed that express notice provisions in a contract must be strictly adhered to in order for the notice...

Sky News is reporting that High street fashion chain Forever 21 is being sued by Adobe for allegedly using pirated copies of Photoshop. The Los Angeles based retailer, Forever 21,...

British musician Sam Smith released the song "Stay with Me" in April 2014, which was nominated for the Song of the Year at this year's Grammy Awards. Listeners quickly noticed a re...

A 124-year-old family business was ruined with the loss of over 250 jobs within two months because of a typographical error at the UK government's registry of companies, Companies ...

The BBC are reporting that Disclosure, the electronic music duo, have been accused of copying lyrics created by Katie Farrah Sopher, a claim that Disclosure deny.  The brothers Guy...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ban on Topshop selling a sleeveless T-shirt featuring a photo of the star without obtaining her permission. In the first successful celebrity case...