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Cadburys Not Feeling Purple Any Longer
Jul 26, 2022
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 Trade Mark Dispute
Jul 25, 2022
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...
EUIPO guidance on trade mark classification of NFTs
Jul 18, 2022
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...
Lewis Black is not laughing
Jul 13, 2022
American stand-up comedian and actor Lewis Black is the latest in a string of celebrities suing audio streamer Pandora for copyright infringement. Pandora is facing allegations ...
Settlement for the Sanctuarys
Jul 12, 2022
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”)...
A Monopoly over Love
Jul 11, 2022
A Welsh business has been able to obtain UK trade mark protection for Welsh words “CARIAD” (translating to “love”), HIRAETH (loosely translating to “longing”) and “WELSH CAKE”, and...
Taking the Mickey
Jul 6, 2022
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 ...
Nintendo tease new Donkey Kong game
Jul 5, 2022
Eagle eyed gaming fans have noticed that Nintendo has registered a new trade mark for Donkey Kong raising hopes amongst gamers that a new Donkey Kong may be imminent, one year afte...
Smells Like Infringement
Jun 30, 2022
Kanye West (“Ye”) is the subject of another legal battle, this time for alleged copyright infringement over his latest album, Donda 2 (“the Album”). The rapper, who has legall...
"Dua" want a picture?
Jun 29, 2022
British singer, Dua Lipa, is facing allegations of copyright infringement for posting a photograph of herself on her social media account @dualipa. According to the claim filed ...
The Rhode to trade mark infringement
Jun 24, 2022
A nine year old fashion brand “Rhode” has issued a claim for alleged trade mark infringement against American model and socialite Hailey Bieber over the launch of her new skin care...
Doh! Nuts! Donut King Fails in Trade Mark Opposition
Jun 21, 2022
Australian brand ‘Donut King’ has failed in a trade mark opposition at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) against a logo for the words ‘donut king’ applied for by Serge Da...
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