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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 ...
China launches campaign against online copyright infringement
Oct 10, 2022
In September, China launched its annual campaign against copyright infringement and online piracy, given the moniker “Sword Net 2022”. The campaign runs from September to Novemb...
Taking-Two to Court
Oct 5, 2022
A tattoo artist has successfully sued leading game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (“Take-Two”). WWE wrestler Randy Orton’s tattoo artist, Catherine Alexander, issu...
Bell Rings For Tacos In Trade Mark Dispute
Oct 4, 2022
It is important to file trade marks to protect your brand as soon as possible, as the UK is, with certain exceptions, a first-to-file jurisdiction which means that whoever files fo...
China IP Office announces review of data protection laws
Oct 3, 2022
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced a new group of experts on data protection to review the existing framework for data protection in China. ...
Ed-ing to Court
Sep 30, 2022
Ed Sheeran is facing trial in America over allegations of copyright infringement. Sheeran has been accused of copying the late Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On” in his 2014 s...
Dior Saddled with Rejection
Sep 28, 2022
Luxury fashion house Christian Dior (“Dior”) has lost an appeal to register the shape of its Saddle Bag as a trade mark in the European Union. Dior filed an application back in ...
NBA Star Slam Dunked in Trade Mark Dispute
Sep 27, 2022
It is not uncommon to hear about famous people, including sports stars, obtaining trade mark protection for their names or other famous elements to protect and monetise their brand...
Crocs are snapping back
Sep 23, 2022
American footwear company Crocs, Inc (“Crocs”) has settled a dispute with multinational retail corporation Walmart. Crocs issued proceedings against 21 companies back in July 20...
Piracy of the Caribbean
Sep 6, 2022
Disney have come to an agreement over a copyright dispute over use of the original script of Pirates of the Caribbean. Back in 2017, Arthur Lee Alfred II, E. Ezequiel Martinez ...
Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration to monitor platform take down services
Sep 5, 2022
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has announced plans to supervise and oversee trade mark take down procedures on e-commerce platforms. CNIPA has e...
Dua not Levitating Anymore
Sep 2, 2022
Representatives for singer Dua Lipa have made opening statements in a copyright infringement case to have the claim dismissed. Song writing duo L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer...
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