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Life Isn't a Festival In Trade Mark Cases
Oct 11, 2022
The famous Californian music festival, Coachella, and its organiser Goldenvoice have filed a claim for trade mark infringement against a Ghanaian-based music festival called Afroch...
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...
Hefty Costs Award in Wagatha Christie
Oct 6, 2022
Following judgment of the Wagatha Christie saga, whereby Justice Steyn of the High Court ruled in favour of Coleen Rooney earlier this year, a costs order has now been made. Ba...
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...
BBC One’s Northern Justice - Helping BabaBing
Oct 4, 2022
As part of a ten-part BBC One documentary series ‘Northern Justice’, members of the McDaniels Law team feature with some of our clients who share their experience of others copying...
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...
McDaniels Law Ranked Tier 1 in Legal 500 for 2023
Sep 29, 2022
McDaniels Law is proud to announce we have been recommended as a top-tier firm for Intellectual Property in the Legal 500 UK Solicitors rankings for the year 2023. The Legal 500...
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...
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...
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