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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...
McDaniels Law feature in a new BBC One series, Northern Justice
Sep 29, 2022
As seen on BBC One, a 10-part documentary series ‘Northern Justice’ shows how our team helps clients to protect their intellectual property. Featured in episodes 4,5 & 7, we empha...
Taylor Swift Fails To Shake Off Copyright Claim
Sep 13, 2022
Taylor Swift is one of the latest in a long line of famous musicians to face a claim of copyright infringement in respect of one of their most famous songs. In the case of Swift, s...
Chinese Basketball Association sues steamers for copyright infringement
Sep 12, 2022
The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) was recently successful in a jurisdictional challenge to its copyright infringement claim relating to the unauthorised streaming of CBA bas...
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 ...
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...
UKIPO Publishes Data Regarding Examination Wait Times
Aug 22, 2022
The UKIPO has published a summary of data revealing intellectual property application examination wait times, including trade mark and patent applications, amongst its other servic...
Goldsmith Seeking a Supreme backing
Aug 19, 2022
Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith's photo of Prince was not fair use, argues the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”). Back in March, we reported on celebrity portrait phot...
China introduces exhibition IP protection guidelines
Aug 15, 2022
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) recently published guidelines to improve IP protection at exhibitions and trade fairs. The guidelines are accessible...
Niall Head-Rapson Features on BBC Guernsey
Aug 4, 2022
Director of McDaniels Law, Niall Head-Rapson featured on BBC Radio Guernsey on the 3rd August 2022 in relation to an intellectual property infringement. Niall has over 23 years’ ex...
Sam Smith Defends Copyright Lawsuit
Aug 2, 2022
People are no doubt aware that Ed Sheeran successfully defended claims of copyright infringement in respect of his ‘Shape of You’ song in the UK courts a couple of months ago. Desp...
Facer: Bridgerton Style
Aug 1, 2022
Netflix is pursuing a copyright and trade mark infringement claim against the creators of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”, Barlow & Bear LLC & others. The claim is based upon N...
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