Intellectual Property News

Last April we reported on the heavily publicised dispute between supermarket giants Marks & Spencer and Aldi concerning Colin and Cuthbert the caterpillars. Some ten months later, ...

Apple Inc. have filed an opposition against a trade mark application “Apple-Man” with the US Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO). The application, filed by Ukrainian director Vasy...

A legal battle between Seattle blues singer Lady A and the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum has been concluded. Both parties filed a joint motion to dismiss lawsuits over the...

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), organisers of the Champions League football competition has backed down in a trade mark dispute over German “Champignons League”...

Jeremy Clarkson, host of popular Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm, has found himself the centre of yet another twitter feud, this time with YouTuber Alex Apollonov over the phrase...

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s trade mark opposition against Aina Yang’s trade mark application has been rejected in its entirety by the EUIPO’s Opposition Division (“the Division”)....

Seattle based coffee house and household name Starbucks has won two trade mark infringement cases against “Strabuono Coffee” – a Maltese based coffee shop with outlets in both Naxx...

Marks & Spencer has found itself embroiled in yet another trade mark battle, this time with popular clothing brand Lacoste. Lacoste has sued Marks & Spencer for alleged infring...

Iconic Swedish pop group ABBA have issued a claim against UK based stage tribute band Abba Mania for alleged “parasitic and bad-faith conduct” relating to trade mark infringement. ...

Disney Pixar's hit mental health positive film Inside Out was copied from "the Moodsters": or so goes the claim by Denise Daniels, a child development expert who specialises in soc...

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...

A dispute between The Eagles and a Mexican hotel has been settled. Last year, the Eagles issued a lawsuit to stop the hotel from calling itself Hotel California. Hotel California i...