Intellectual Property News

This week the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a heavily anticipated judgment which clarifies if online streaming platforms will be held liable for pirated co...

We have previously reported on Banksy losing a number of his registered trade marks, and this article is no different. Banksy has now lost a further two registered trade marks for...

In 2014 Smiley Miley Inc., the company of U.S. pop star Miley Cyrus, filed an application to register the mark MILEY CYRUS at the European Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”). ...

Amazon has officially announced its deal to buy the famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (“MGM”) studios for nearly £6 billion. MGM is the home of the James Bond franchise, the Rocky and Cr...

Banksy has lost another trade mark battle against the UK based greeting card company, Full Colour Black Limited. After a lengthy dispute, the EUIPO Cancellation Division has declar...

Bev Standing is a voiceover artist who, in 2018, recorded over 10,000 audio files for the Chinese Institution of Acoustics research body. The recordings were used for translations...

Rapper Kidd Wes, real name Emelike Nwosuocha, has filed a [copyright](https://mcdanielslaw.com/services/copyright) infringement claim alleging Childish Gambino has copied his song ...

Carlos Vasallo is a Spanish actor & producer, and is one of the most prominent players in the Mexican and Latin American film industry. He and his various companies own the rights...

Chanel recently filed a [trade mark](https://mcdanielslaw.com/services/intellectual-property-trade-marks) infringement lawsuit (including other claims) against Miami-based retailer...

The UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court recently ruled that an Austrian shoe company, Giesswein (and its Pointy Flat shoe design), infringed a registered community design (Po...

We recently reported that the Brooklyn art collective MSCHF had been sued by sports giant Nike following MSCHF’s unauthorised release of the “Satan Shoe”, an adaptation of Nike’s f...

Patagonia Inc is a well-known U.S. clothing company that markets and sells outdoor clothing. Patagonia brought a claim against the multi-national drink and brewing company, AB InB...