Intellectual Property News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Chanel takes victory in trade mark copy-cat dispute in China. Chanel sued Yiwu Story of Love Cosmetics (“Yiwu”) for selling a perfume under the name N°9, arguing it to be too simil...

Sony Pictures Television (“SONY”) has opposed a trade mark filed by Thomas Mihill for the mark “BAKING BAD”. The opposition was filed due to the similarity the mark bears to Sony’s...