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Battle of the Supermarkets
Nov 2, 2022
Tesco has made steps to revive part of its claim against German-owned supermarket Lidl. Back in 2021, Lidl sued Tesco, alleging trade mark infringement over Tesco’s Clubcard log...
Pasternak Needs A Doctor In Copyright Claim
Nov 1, 2022
Dr Zhivago is one the most famous novels of all time, written by Russian author Boris Pasternak and also the subject of a famous feature film. Anna Pasternak, the great niece of Bo...
Battle of the Bulls
Oct 31, 2022
Last year we reported on a Norwich based gin maker, Bullards, applying to register its name as a trade mark at the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”). Global energy drinks f...
Stop Posting Like Miley
Oct 26, 2022
American singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright infringement case with paparazzi photographer Robert Barbera. Barbera sued Cyrus for copyright infrin...
Value of IP Underlined by Jail Term
Oct 25, 2022
It is often said that people without much knowledge of the topic do not realise the importance of intellectual property and the rights and restrictions that it provides. A stark ex...
BBC One’s Northern Justice – McDaniels Law helping Big Little Toys
Oct 19, 2022
As part of a ten-part BBC One documentary series ‘Northern Justice’, members of the McDaniels Law team were privileged to share some of the stories of clients we had supported when...
Unilever Competition Goes Pear Shaped In Copyright Claim
Oct 18, 2022
In the ultimate David v Goliath battle, global giant Unilever, through its Nigerian arm Unilever Nigeria PLC, is being sued by a Nigerian toddler (through the toddler’s mother and ...
Fair Use or Unfairly Used
Oct 14, 2022
Back in August, we reported on celebrity portrait photographer Lynn Goldsmith (“Goldsmith”), who is suing the estate of Andy Warhol for alleged copyright infringement on the ground...
From Patagonia to Montana
Oct 12, 2022
California based Patagonia, Inc. (“Patagonia”) has issued proceedings against Robin Ruth USA (“Robin Ruth”) and Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) for trade mark infringement and unfair comp...
Northern Justice for McDaniels Law Client Charley Chau
Oct 11, 2022
As part of a ten-part BBC One documentary series ‘Northern Justice’, members of the McDaniels Law team feature with some of our clients who share their experience of others copying...
Life Isn't a Festival In Trade Mark Cases
Oct 11, 2022
The famous Californian music festival, Coachella, and its organiser Goldenvoice have filed a claim for trade mark infringement against a Ghanaian-based music festival called Afroch...
Hefty Costs Award in Wagatha Christie
Oct 6, 2022
Following judgment of the Wagatha Christie saga, whereby Justice Steyn of the High Court ruled in favour of Coleen Rooney earlier this year, a costs order has now been made. Ba...
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