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The Piracy of Password Sharing

UK-based customers of popular streaming sites such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney Plus have been warned that password sharing and thus “accessing… without paying a subscription” may be illegal. The UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) published the “Meta counterfeit and piracy campaign” guidance on 19 December 2022 which stated: Piracy is a major […]

The Tales of a Conflicted Journey

Controversy has struck the American rock band Journey following the service of a cease-and-desist letter by band member Neal Schon on fellow band member Jonathon Cain. The letter was served following Cain’s performance of the band’s hit song “Don’t Stop Believin” at Mar-a-Lago, a Republican event organised by Donald Trump. Schon allegedly instructed legal counsel […]

Robbing Podcasters

Podcasts have become a huge phenomenon that have swept the digital market in recent years. Whilst filled with opportunity, podcasts also harbour an array of risk. That is all too familiar for the original co-hosts of the hit podcast “Sex, Lies & DM Slides”, Gizzi Erskine and Sydney Lima. The co-hosts claim they have been […]

Copying: It's an Aldi thing?

Back in February, we reported on the heavily publicised Caterpillar dispute between supermarket giants Aldi and Marks & Spencer. The supermarkets have been back in court this month over further infringement of intellectual property rights, this time over a gin liqueur bottle. Marks and Spencer sued Aldi for alleged registered design right infringement of the […]

Round 2: Bull v Dawg

Monster Energy has lost its latest High Court appeal in an attempt to register the mark “Red Dawg”. In 2020, Monster Energy filed a trade mark application to register the mark “Red Dawg”, this application was opposed by Red Bull on the grounds the mark would cause confusion amongst the public and take an unfair […]

No Guns (N' Roses) Please

American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses have issued proceedings against a gun shop in Texas for alleged trade mark infringement. The shop in Texas is trading under the name “Texas Guns N’ Roses” and this, claims the band, infringes upon the bands trade mark. In documents filed with the court, the band claims the […]

Taylor Shakes Off Copyright Claim

We have reported on many occasions on the numerous lawsuits that have been filed against well-known musicians and some of their most famous songs, including the recent victory for Ed Sheeran against copying claim. One of those musicians was Taylor Swift who was facing a claim for copyright infringement in the USA in respect of […]

UKIPO Transformation Project

The UKIPO anticipates that in less than a year it will be ready to pilot its new “One IPO” search service, designed to make it easier for users to search and analyse IP, in particular patents. The UKIPO notes that at present you typically need to use a unique reference number to search for a […]

Drake Victorious in Copyright Infringement Claim

Rapper Drake, who is known for various hit songs including “One Dance” and “Gods Plan” has been involved in his fair share of legal battles over the years, including the recent alleged unauthorised use of the Vogue brand name and trade marks. He is also the subject of another infringement of intellectual property rights, this […]

Huge Costs Order In Copyright Claim

We have previously reported here on the decision of the Court to dismiss a claim for copyright infringement brought by Anna Pasternak, the great niece of Boris Pasternak, the author of Dr Zhivago against US author Lara Prescott. The case revolved around claims by Pasternak that seven chapters in Prescott’s book The Secrets We Kept […]

China National IP Administration lauches New English Language Website

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has launched a new English language website. The website was launched on 30 October, with the aim of improving the service quality of the website and its accessibility throughout the world. It includes drop down menus covering “resources”, “news and events”, “law”, “special topics”, “statistics”, and “about us”, […]

Paris Hilton Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton Entertainment, Inc. and 11:11: Media, LLC are being sued for alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, unfair competition and unjust enrichment in respect of some photographs taken by Claudia Occhipinti for use on one of Paris Hiltons fragrance projects. In documents filed with the court, Occhipinti claims she was hired […]

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