Services
News
Who We Are
Careers
People
Contact
+44 (0) 191 281 4000
legal@mcdanielslaw.com
Services
News
Who We Are
Careers
People
Contact
+44 (0) 191 281 4000
legal@mcdanielslaw.com
Intellectual Property News
The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world
List by category
Case Law
Civil Procedure
Companies
Consumer Law
Contract
Copyright
Defamation
Designs
Digital/Tech
EU/International
Legal News
News
Passing Off
Patents
Regulatory
Trade Marks
Search
Ed Sheeran Wins High Court Battle
Apr 6, 2022
Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle against Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue over Sheeran’s hit 2017 song “Shape of You”. Last month we reported on the battle betwee...
Purple Rain, Purple Fame
Mar 30, 2022
The United States Supreme Court is set to hear a copyright dispute over paintings created by the iconic artist Andy Warhol in the 1980s by musician Prince. A photographer, best...
McDaniels Law appoints new Director
Mar 22, 2022
McDaniels Law are delighted to announce that Adam Turley has been appointed to the position of Director with the firm. The appointment took effect from the beginning of 2022. Ad...
Dark Horse Victory
Mar 16, 2022
Katy Perry (“Perry”) wins in the federal appeal court in the case against Christian rapper Flame (“Flame”). Following the release of Perry’s hit song “Dark Horse” back in 2013, Fla...
Sheeran defends Shape of You
Mar 15, 2022
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had returned to the High Court in London to defend the 2017 hit song “Shape of You”. Grime artist Sami Chokri and music producer Ross O’Donoghu...
Adidas won't Stan(d) for it
Mar 9, 2022
German athletic shoe manufacturer Adidas is suing California-based Fashion Nova for trade mark infringement in relation to its Stan Smith trainer. This is the second complaint made...
A Brewing Battle
Mar 8, 2022
A trade mark infringement case between rivals Stone Brewing and Molson Coors, owners of Keystone beer products, is underway in San Diego federal court after a four-year legal battl...
A "Notorious" Defeat
Mar 2, 2022
Irish professional MMA artist Conor McGregor (“Conor”) has lost another round in the legal fight with 100-year-old Scottish based clothing firm “McGregor.” Conor applied to reg...
Sly Fox
Mar 1, 2022
The former owners of the original United States football league (“USFL”) are suing Fox Sports for alleged trade mark infringement with the intent to block Fox Sports launch of a ne...
An order, of the Peaky Blinders
Feb 24, 2022
Proximo Spirits, the owner of Bushmills, a producer of Irish whiskey, has applied for approval to make a “Peaky Blinders” themed whiskey. The application has been made to the US Al...
Keeping up with the Lawsuits
Feb 21, 2022
Austin-based label Tequila 512 is allegedly suing Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand for trade mark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition. The lawsuit ha...
No Nike in Stockx
Feb 17, 2022
Nike is suing online Detroit based reseller Stockx for using unauthorised images of Nike shoes in non-fungible tokens (“NFTS”). The case will be heard in the New York federal court...
Prev
17 / 105
Next