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"This is Awkward"

Disney is facing further allegations of intellectual property infringement, this time over the song “Some Things Never Change” (“the Song”) in the film Frozen 2. A musician, Daniel Grigson, has issued proceedings against both Disney and songwriter Robert Lopez, alleging the Song is basically identical to his song “That Girl”. Grigson claims to have first […]

Mariah Care-free

Back in June, we reported on Andy Stone, who had issued proceedings against Mariah Carey on grounds of copyright infringement over the title of the hit Christmas song “All I Want For Christmas Is You”. Stone, who took 28 years to bring his claim against Mariah Carey, has since pulled the plug on the proceedings. […]

Battle of the Supermarkets

Tesco has made steps to revive part of its claim against German-owned supermarket Lidl. Back in 2021, Lidl sued Tesco, alleging trade mark infringement over Tesco’s Clubcard logo (“the Logo”). Lidl claims the Logo is too similar to its own. Lidl further claimed Tesco was trying to “ride on its coat-tails” by using a yellow […]

Pasternak Needs A Doctor In Copyright Claim

Dr Zhivago is one the most famous novels of all time, written by Russian author Boris Pasternak and also the subject of a famous feature film. Anna Pasternak, the great niece of Boris Pasternak, has built on this by releasing a factual account of the life of Olga Ivinskaya, the mistress of Boris, who she […]

Battle of the Bulls

Last year we reported on a Norwich based gin maker, Bullards, applying to register its name as a trade mark at the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”). Global energy drinks firm Red Bull opposed the mark for inclusion of the term “bull”. Red Bull claimed the mark would cause confusion amongst consumers for containing the […]

Stop Posting Like Miley

American singer, songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright infringement case with paparazzi photographer Robert Barbera. Barbera sued Cyrus for copyright infringement after Cyrus posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page. Barbera claims to have taken a picture of Cyrus waving at fans in February 2020 which Cyrus then posted on […]

Value of IP Underlined by Jail Term

It is often said that people without much knowledge of the topic do not realise the importance of intellectual property and the rights and restrictions that it provides. A stark example of those rights and restrictions has recently been provided, following news that a computer hacker who stole two unreleased Ed Sheeran songs and sold […]

EUIPO Misleading Invoices

The EUIPO maintains a web page dedicated to informing its users and their clients about receiving unsolicited emails from organisations requesting payment for trade mark and design services. Such emails may be accompanied by misleading invoices. To date, the EUIPO has reported such correspondence relating to publication, registration or entry in business directories. Such communications […]

McDaniels Law is the leading North East IP firm in Chambers 2023

The Chambers and Partners 2023 Edition has recently been released and McDaniels Law is delighted to announce we have retained our Band 1 ranking for intellectual property in the North East. McDaniels Law is the only firm to achieve Band 1 in the North East this year. Directors Niall Head-Rapson and Kelly Hudson have been […]

BBC One’s Northern Justice – McDaniels Law helping Big Little Toys

As part of a ten-part BBC One documentary series ‘Northern Justice’, members of the McDaniels Law team were privileged to share some of the stories of clients we had supported when faced with intellectual property issues and challenges. The series explores what happens when ordinary people facing all sorts of extraordinary times in their lives […]

Unilever Competition Goes Pear Shaped In Copyright Claim

In the ultimate David v Goliath battle, global giant Unilever, through its Nigerian arm Unilever Nigeria PLC, is being sued by a Nigerian toddler (through the toddler’s mother and father) for copyright infringement and breach of privacy. The claim relates to the alleged unauthorised use by Unilever of the toddler’s photograph and the alteration of […]

UKIPO Publishes Updated Equality and Diversity Information

Earlier this month the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released updated information about its equality objectives and how it aims to meet them. The rolling page on the UKIPO website regarding its equality initiatives includes information on its joint statement in support of women in IP with a view to a sustainable, healthy and balanced […]

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