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YouTube and the European Copyright Directive
Jan 2, 2019
Back in September we reported on the new European Copyright Directive which was backed by EU lawmakers. The articles can be read here and here. The new legislation aims to protect ...
Christmas Office Closure PM 21 December – 2 January 2019
Dec 21, 2018
McDaniel & Co.'s offices will be closed from 13:00 today 21 December 2018 until 10am on 2 January 2019. Messages can be sent via email to legal@mcdanielslaw.com. May we take this o...
Hakuna Matata no more for Disney
Dec 20, 2018
Hakuna Matata, the Swahili term for 'no worries' or 'no problem' that became synonymous with Disney classic 'the Lion King' is at the centre of a dispute this week in which Disney ...
Samsung patents its holographic technology
Dec 18, 2018
For some time now Samsung has been attempting to create a device that projects a hologram. The science behind holography is not necessarily new. A hologram, like a photograph, is ...
Christmas Party Office Closure 18 December 2018
Dec 18, 2018
McDaniel & Co.'s offices will be closed from 4pm today 18 December 2018 until 10am tomorrow, Wednesday 19 December 2018, as staff are attending our Christmas Party. Callers shou...
Do you know your Bentley from your Bentley?
Dec 14, 2018
A High Court claim has been commenced by Brandlogic, which operates the clothing brand 'Bentley'. It has brought proceedings against Bentley Motors Limited, the British luxury car ...
Cabaret v Takeaway in Moulin Rouge dispute
Dec 13, 2018
We don't often get a chance to report on an intellectual property issue quite so local as this one: a Gateshead takeaway has been involved in a dispute with the owners of Paris nig...
UKIPO blows away Superdry's trade mark opposition
Nov 27, 2018
Superdry, the UK clothing brand, have succeeded in trade mark opposition proceedings brought by Wind Sportswear, a German sportswear brand. The opposition was filed by Wind after ...
EU Court of Justice says no copyright in taste
Nov 15, 2018
Earlier this week, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgement in the Levola, Heks'nkaas case. For those that may not know, Levola, a Dutch vegetable p...
Ed Sheeran settles another copyright infringement claim
Nov 13, 2018
Ed Sheeran, the Halifax born music artist that boasts some of the most impressive album selling statistics of any artist, has just settled a copyright infringement claim over the s...
Rihanna says please do stop the music
Nov 12, 2018
It was just last week we reported on the dispute between Pharrell and President Trump after it emerged that the US leader used Pharrell's 'Happy' track at a rally without permissio...
Ivanka Trump granted new trade marks in China
Nov 8, 2018
Ivanka Trump's defunct company, Ivanka Trump Marks LLC, has been granted numerous trade marks by the Chinese government. The trade mark applications were registered against some qu...
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