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Dior in Trade Mark Fight with Adult Star
Nov 22, 2022
Everybody no doubt has heard of Christian Dior, the famous French fashion house, and the value of their brand and their trade marks is one of their main business assets. Fewer peop...
Guess, you left Banksy no choice
Nov 21, 2022
Political street artist Banksy went viral on social media on Friday over a post accusing Guess of using his artwork without consent to front their Guess store on Regent Street, Lon...
Bumper Case for Camper Vans
Nov 15, 2022
Big brands are, of course, big business and those big brands tend to be incredibly proactive and often aggressive in protecting their rights. A perfect example of this has always b...
Too Savage for Vogue
Nov 11, 2022
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage - whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph - (“the Rappers”), have been sued by global mass media company and publisher of Vogue magazine, Condé Nas...
Putin Trade Mark Laws to the Test
Nov 9, 2022
Amidst the western sanctions placed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, the head of the state, Vladimir Putin has authorised parallel imports for various popular alcoholic...
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...
McDaniels Law is the leading North East IP firm in Chambers 2023
Oct 21, 2022
The Chambers and Partners 2023 Edition has recently been released and McDaniels Law is delighted to announce we have retained our Band 1 ranking for intellectual property in the No...
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 ...
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...
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