Intellectual Property News

Walt Disney Co. has initiated proceedings against numerous comic book artists in a bid to establish its ownership of rights in the Marvel superheroes it helped to create. Larry Li...

James Arthur has settled a copyright dispute in the US with The Script over the song ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ which was a number one hit in the UK for three weeks in 2016, generating...

James Newman is a British singer-songwriter who won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year as a co-writer of the 2013 Rudimental hit “Waiting All Night”. Kelly-Marie Sm...

English professional football manager Wayne Rooney has purchased the copyright in several hotel images taken of himself in a deal worth £1.00. Reports state Rooney had met a gro...

Sony Music Entertainment has filed a copyright infringement claim against Gymshark. Gymshark is a fitness apparel and accessories brand, manufacturer and retailer which was founde...

British music artist Dua Lipa has been accused of copyright infringement by paparazzi company Integral Images after she posted one of its photographs on her Instagram profile. ...

A Hollywood gathering of media production companies have come together to file a copyright infringement and breach of contract claim against repeat pirate IPTV service operator, Ja...

A video has been posted to YouTube on 1 July showing a US police officer attempting to use Taylor Swift’s hit song Blank Space to prevent Anti Police Terror Project (APTP) members ...

On Monday 28 June the High Court ordered Default Judgment in favour of Dr Wright, the creator of Bitcoin in his claim against an anonymous blogger, known as Cøbra. Cøbra is the ...

This week the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a heavily anticipated judgment which clarifies if online streaming platforms will be held liable for pirated co...

We have previously reported on Banksy losing a number of his registered trade marks, and this article is no different. Banksy has now lost a further two registered trade marks for...

Jesus and Mary Chain is a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. Members of the band include Jim and William Reid. The Reid brothers have issued a claim ...