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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...
Battle Rap
Jul 22, 2022
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...
Outlaw Victory
Jul 20, 2022
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (“the Hells Angels”) have been awarded nearly £45,000 (78,000 Australian dollars) for trade mark infringement. The Australian Federal Court rul...
Cost Increase in IP Court
Jul 19, 2022
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...
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...
Absolutely Bananas
Jul 15, 2022
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...
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...
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