Intellectual Property News

A draft amendment has been made to China’s Trademark Law which may require holder’s to certify their use of their mark every five years in order to keep their registration. Art...

The Performing Rights Society (PRS) recently issued legal proceedings against LIVENow, an online platform for the live streaming of music concerts. PRS, in words from its websit...

Back in November, we reported on rappers Drake and 21 Savage who had been sued by global mass media company and publisher of Vogue magazine, Condé Nast. The claim was brought for a...

The much loved and friendly childhood character, Winnie the Pooh, has turned sour in new slasher-horror film amid the expiration of his copyright period. In the United States, copy...

Photographer Cheryl Miller has filed a claim against artist Nate Ladson for alleged copyright infringement. The claim has been filed at a Copyright Claims Board tribunal in the USA...

Hermes have been awarded $133,000 (approx £109,603.00) in damages for trade mark infringement, dilution and cybersquatting of its famous Birkin handbag in a landmark victory. A...

Red Bull are the subject of more legal issues, this time with a small Sardinian wine maker Mattia Muggittu, the owner of Muggittu di Mamoiada, over the use of the wine makers new l...

Back in November we reported on Tesco reviving part of its claim against German-owned supermarket Lidl. The trial is currently underway the High Court in London. Lidl have alle...

American singer-songwriter Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson’s application for the trade mark “100% THAT Bitch” has been accepted by the United States Patent and ...

Middle-earth Enterprises, owner of worldwide intellectual property rights to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, has demanded that a waste removal company trading by “Lor...

American politician Donald Trump has issued proceedings against authors Bob Woodward and Simon & Schuster for alleged copyright infringement over the publishing of the audiobook ‘...

A 43 year old woman has been arrested for alleged trade mark infringement in Cork, Ireland. Sinead Leahy was brought before a District Court in Cork to face charges of two count...