Intellectual Property News

Taco John’s have brought a trade mark infringement claim against a new Mexican restaurant called “Taco Chon”. The new restaurant has outlets in both Burnsville and St Cloud, Minnes...

Global fashion giant Zara claims House of Zana has an “identical brand”, and has launched action at a tribunal. Owner of House of Zana, Amber Kotrri started the small fashion compa...

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran had returned to the High Court in London to defend the 2017 hit song “Shape of You”. Grime artist Sami Chokri and music producer Ross O’Donoghu...

German athletic shoe manufacturer Adidas is suing California-based Fashion Nova for trade mark infringement in relation to its Stan Smith trainer. This is the second complaint made...

A trade mark infringement case between rivals Stone Brewing and Molson Coors, owners of Keystone beer products, is underway in San Diego federal court after a four-year legal battl...

Proximo Spirits, the owner of Bushmills, a producer of Irish whiskey, has applied for approval to make a “Peaky Blinders” themed whiskey. The application has been made to the US Al...

Austin-based label Tequila 512 is allegedly suing Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand for trade mark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition. The lawsuit ha...

Nike is suing online Detroit based reseller Stockx for using unauthorised images of Nike shoes in non-fungible tokens (“NFTS”). The case will be heard in the New York federal court...

Sony Pictures Television (“SONY”) has opposed a trade mark filed by Thomas Mihill for the mark “BAKING BAD”. The opposition was filed due to the similarity the mark bears to Sony’s...

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...

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”...