Intellectual Property News

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...

Kanye West has settled what seems to be yet another dispute over intellectual property rights, this time with Walmart over the logo for his Yeezy brand. A spokesperson for Walma...

American subscription streaming service, Netflix and American actor Zac Efron are the subject of a trade mark infringement allegation over the lifestyle show “Down to Earth”. Al...

Last month we reported on a claim for alleged trade mark infringement brought against American model and socialite Hailey Bieber over the launch of her new skin care brand “Rhode”....

One of the longest running trade mark disputes of recent years has been between confectionery giants Cadbury and Nestle and it actually has involved different tit for tat type disp...

Meta Platforms Inc. (owner of Facebook) is facing a trade mark and unfair competition claim in the USA, reportedly filed on 19 July at Manhattan Federal Court. The claim has bee...

American rapper Six9 has issued proceedings against New York based rapper Daniel Hernandez, known professionally as 6ix9ine.Six9 has alleged trade mark infringement and unfair comp...

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) is a specialist court for intellectual property disputes aimed at SME businesses and McDaniels Law has historically been one of th...

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has, amid an increased number of trade mark applications concerning virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), released g...

In what was a bizarre twist in the world of art, back in 2019, someone paid $120,000 for a banana duct-taped to a wall. The banana artwork was then featured in the Guggenheim museu...

Colorado based Wild Animal Sanctuary Inc (“Wild Animal”) has won a federal trade mark infringement case against Montana and Arizona-based Wild Life Sanctuary Fund Inc (“Wild Life”)...

Nearly 95 years after the creation of the beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse, the Walt Disney Company is at risk of losing intellectual property rights in the animated mouse at ...