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The latest updates and breaking news on Intellectual Property from around the world
Louboutin's sole issue

Louboutin's sole issue

Feb 7, 2018
Fashion designer Christian Louboutin has been struck a blow by the opinion of the European Court of Justice's Advocate General Maciej Szpunar that "shape" includes colour. Christi...
Elvis Juice? Thank you very much.

Elvis Juice? Thank you very much.

Feb 6, 2018
UK brewery BrewDog has won an appeal over the registration of the trademark 'BrewDog Elvis Juice' for one of its beers. In 2016 the estate of the late great Elvis Presley opposed t...
Meryl Streep applies to trademark her name

Meryl Streep applies to trademark her name

Feb 2, 2018
Having spent 43 years in the entertainment industry, winning multiple awards including Oscars and golden globes, Meryl Streep has now filed an application with the US Trademark and...
The Merckiest depths of social media

The Merckiest depths of social media

Jan 24, 2018
The long running litigation between Merck KGaA ("Merck Global") and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Others ("Merck US") over the disputed mark MERCK and the targeting of websites at the...
Coffee Rocks gets ground down

Coffee Rocks gets ground down

Jan 17, 2018
Starbucks has succeeded in its latest appeal in its opposition of Belgian entrepreneur Hasmik Nersesyan's application to register a figurative mark for her 'Coffee rocks' brand. T...
Court wakes up and smells the coffee

Court wakes up and smells the coffee

Dec 15, 2017
Nestlé, the Swiss food and drink company that boasts over 2000 brands, has taken a knock to its reputation after having one of its 3D trade marks annulled by Germany's Federal Pate...
Twentieth Century Fox Rules The Empire

Twentieth Century Fox Rules The Empire

Nov 27, 2017
A US Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Twentieth Century Fox (TCF) in a case concerning the title of its television show, Empire. TCF took the rather unusual step  of issuing ...
Talking Tables interviewed by Real Business over infringements

Talking Tables interviewed by Real Business over infringements

Nov 24, 2017
McDaniel & Co. client Talking Tables Limited, which produces design-led games and party accessories, was recently interviewed for an article on the Real Business website, which can...
Wu-Tang Clan Producer Barks At Dog Walking Company

Wu-Tang Clan Producer Barks At Dog Walking Company

Nov 23, 2017
A trade mark infringement case is being brought by RZA a producer of the Wu-Tang Clan, against a New York based dog-walking company called the Woof-Tang Clan. RZA is a producer an...
Fake remembrance poppy goods seized at docks

Fake remembrance poppy goods seized at docks

Nov 13, 2017
The Home Office released a statement last Friday concerning the discovery of £150,000 worth of fake poppy branded goods in a shipping consignment from China which was randomly insp...
Appeal of taxi cab shape trade mark judgment fails

Appeal of taxi cab shape trade mark judgment fails

Nov 2, 2017
The London Taxi Company (LTC) has lost an appeal to the Court of Appeal  in a case concerning its three dimensional trade mark for the shape of traditional London black cabs. LTC ...
McGregor Faces Trade Mark Fight

McGregor Faces Trade Mark Fight

Nov 1, 2017
  Conor McGregor, the Irish mixed martial arts professional who was defeated by professional boxer Floyd Mayweather in one of the biggest fights in combat sports history, has take...
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