Toblerone sues Poundland over trademark shape of ‘Twin Peaks’ bar
Toblerone sues Poundland over trademark shape of 'Twin Peaks' bar Poundland recently announced the launch of its latest chocolate product, Twin Peaks. Modelez, owner of [...]
Copyright in a tweet?
Copyright in a tweet? According to Rolling Stone online, the author (and therefore copyright owner) of a tweet is negotiating compensation from a t-shirt [...]
Usain Bolt: exchanging spikes for eponymous trade marks
Usain Bolt: exchanging spikes for eponymous trade marks Multiple world record holder athlete, Usain Bolt may have run his last competitive race, but this won’t be [...]
Own name trade mark defence revoked for corporate entities
Own name trade mark defence revoked for corporate entities Until recently there was an “own name” defence to both UK and EU trade mark [...]
HBO is monitoring Game of Thrones pirates
HBO is monitoring Game of Thrones pirates The seventh season of the iconic Game of Thrones series began last week and, as night follows [...]
Have Apple overstepped the fitness app market after being sued for patent infringement?
Have Apple overstepped the fitness app market after being sued for patent infringement? Apple is the latest company to be sued by software company [...]
Keurboom: A Record Fine For Marketing Firm
Keurboom: A Record Fine For Marketing Firm Data Protection and Privacy Regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued the largest ever fine to [...]
Should You Name Your Fashion Brand After Yourself?
Should You Name Your Fashion Brand After Yourself? The story of Frances Valentine, which started with a little venture called Kate Spade New York, [...]
New Data Protection Regulation: Are You Ready?
New Data Protection Regulation: Are You Ready? The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published the results of its Local Government Information Survey, together with recommendations [...]
Design right all locked up
Design right all locked up The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) recently considered the various principles that apply when assessing infringement of UK unregistered design [...]
