Specialist #IntellectualProperty Lawyers helping you to protect your business' most valuable assets. Handling trade mark, patent, copyright and design matters.
❗ NEWS:
The production company behind the hit UK TV show Peaky Blinders has successfully blocked a Polish coin maker from registering a trade mark for ‘Peaky Blinders – The Mafias’.
Read more: https://t.co/VvaufpP7nq
#peakyblinders#euipo#tvseries#coins#CMPL#news
❗ NEWS:
Pepperdine University, of Malibu, CA, has issued proceedings against Netflix and Warner Bros for alleged trade mark infringement relating to the latest Netflix original series ‘Running Point’, released this week.
Read more: https://t.co/1R1BhERJzJ
❗ NEWS:
A couple of days ago, the UK Government ended its consultation on AI and its subsequent proposals for changes to existing copyright legislation, leaving those in the creative industry worried about the protection of their works.
Read more: https://t.co/FdecB9mKOd
❗ NEWS:
Nottinghamshire-based salon owner, Rebecca Dowdeswell, says she has been “left in limbo” due to repeated delays in her trade mark opposition proceedings with French cosmetics giant L’Oreal.
Read more: https://t.co/0EXedHE67o
#trademark#loreal#hairdresser#salon
❗ NEWS:
The courts in Germany have ruled that Birkenstock’s wide -strapped big buckled sandals are not protected by copyright.
Read more: https://t.co/5A0zDil0mf
🎬 NEWS:
A federal judge has removed Will Smith as a defendant in the $1.7 million copyright infringement case brought by sci-fi author Ken Sibanda in relation to the 2019 film Gemini Man.
Read More: https://t.co/UVEdE0h8zs
#willsmith#geminiman#scifi#movies#film
❗ NEWS:
The Kleindienst Group (“Kleindienst”), a Dubai-based property development company, has filed revocation actions with the UKIPO and EUIPO against a number of trade marks relating to the James Bond franchise.
Read more: https://t.co/EWBCsKAQjX
#jamesbond #007 #dubai
❗ NEWS:
Nintendo and Amazon have joined forces in a default judgment application against sellers who they allege have illegally sold fake Nintendo products on Amazon.
Read more: https://t.co/rtToWJAX1U
#nintendo#amazon#counterfeit#games#animalcrossing#thelegendofzelda
🎤 NEWS:
The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) decision handed down on 4 February saw Polar Music International AB, ABBA’s record company, victorious against Spanish winery Bodegas Francisco Casas.
Read more: https://t.co/pMRdUvBuLb
#ABBA#music#pop#winery
🎸 NEWS:
Sony Music Entertainment (“Sony”) has been unsuccessful in its bid to have a claim relating to the ownership of music recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience struck out.
Read more: https://t.co/XusMdBk3Ra
#music#jimihendrix#guitar#sonymusic#ownership#royalties
❗ NEWS:
La Liga have won a trade mark battle against FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF over the phrase ‘El Clasico’. Barcelona and Real Madrid were hoping to claim the exclusive right to the name given to their historic rivalry.
Read more: https://t.co/8dCdNyadW4
#football
❗ NEWS:
A family-owned supermarket in San Ramon, Costa Rica, has emerged victorious in its legal contest with Japanese gaming giant, Nintendo, relating to the store’s name, Super Mario.
Read more: https://t.co/1tRjRgZ33R
#supermario#nintendo#videogames#supermarket
❗ NEWS
Australian boot maker Ugg Since 1974 has changed its name amongst a trade mark infringement dispute which was brought by American rival Deckers Outdoor Corporation.
Read more: https://t.co/avSSUydE9U
#uggs#boots#fashion#deckers#footwear#trademark#legal
❗ NEWS:
The Campbell’s Company based in the US, and most famous for their canned soup products, has just recently settled a case with a competitor in respect of the design of their soup can.
Read more: https://t.co/bjen4dqu8o
❗ NEWS:
Recently, the UK Government published their plans to launch a consultation on how they can ensure the law around AI and copyright fully supports the AI sector, as well as creative industries within the UK.
Read more: https://t.co/xecCeNaJXb
#UK#GOV#AI#copyright
🎵 NEWS
Los Angeles federal court has stated it is inclined to dismiss a copyright claim brought by country singer Andy Stone against Mariah Carey for her Christmas hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’.
Read more: https://t.co/EV8fZICpF1
#mariahcarey#christmas#music#songs