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Will Ye End Up In Heaven Or US Court?
May 5, 2022
The leader of a church in Texas has sued Kanye West, officially known as ‘Ye’, for sampling a sermon in his new track, without permission. A sermon is a speech usually delivered at...
Have you heard of the new Mexican restaurant? It’s the taco the town
May 4, 2022
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...
Amazon hit with slam dunk copyright infringement case
May 3, 2022
Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan is the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit issued against Amazon on the basis that the online giant failed to comply with a taked...
How Confusing Can One Shop Be?
Apr 28, 2022
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...
No Longer Cher-ing
Apr 27, 2022
The dispute between Cher and Sonny Bono’s widow (“Mary Bono”) over the estate of Sonny Bono (“the Estate”) continues. Cher brought a claim last year against Mary Bono, stating ...
The War "Rum"-bles On
Apr 20, 2022
Bacardi and Co (“Bacardi”) have lost a claim it brought against US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in the Virginia federal court over the USPTO’s decision to revive Cubaexpor...
Power of the Paparazzi
Apr 19, 2022
The famous model Emily Ratajkowski has recently settled a copyright case arising from her posting a photograph of herself on her Instagram story. Ms Ratajkowski was sued in 2019 by...
Sliding into trouble
Apr 13, 2022
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris (“Harris”) is facing a copyright infringement battle with French musicians Mickael Zieben and Patrice Adekalom (“Claimants”). The Claimants argue Harr...
SEGA's Supersonic Trade Mark Policy
Apr 12, 2022
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...
“Bored Ape” Non-Fungible Token (NFT) finds focus in $1 million legal claim
Apr 11, 2022
Opensea is a well-known online marketplace for NFTs. The platform is reportedly facing a legal claim valued at $1 million relating to the sale of an NFT which was allegedly complet...
Decree 299: Unfriendly Nations
Apr 8, 2022
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...
Meghan Markle files for ‘archetypes’ trade mark ahead of podcast series
Apr 7, 2022
The word ‘archetypes’ entered into the English language around 476 years ago, and will be the name of Meghan Markle’s first podcast series. The audio show will discuss “labels that...
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