Bacardi’s Bottle Approved As Trade Mark Following Appeal
Bacardi & Company Limited have successfully appealed the EUIPO’s decision to refuse to...
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Wild Wild Country Documentary Creators Accused of Copyright Infringement
The Osho International Foundation, the group advocating the teachings of controversial Indian guru...
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Rome Court of First Instance Finds Facebook Liable For Third Party Links
The Rome Court of First Instance has found Facebook liable for hosting third-party links to...
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Cadbury Loses Purple Trade Mark For Use On Wrappers
Cadbury’s monopoly over the purple colour that wraps its chocolate bars has been undermined as the...
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Fiji Water Girl Sues For Use Of Her Likeness
Model Kelleth Cuthbert, also known as the ‘Fiji Water Girl’, has found herself locked in a legal...
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Online Piracy May Be Producing More Treasure Than Expected
A new study analysing the economic impact of online piracy on the supply chain of information...
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CHEESE Mark Cancelled For Being Descriptive of Marijuana Seeds
In 2015, a man from Birmingham successfully registered CHEESE as a class 31 European Union Trade...
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McDonald’s Loses BIG MAC Trade Mark: A Lesson In Evidence
Irish fast-food chain Supermac has successfully applied to revoke McDonald’s European Trade Mark...
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Fortnite Owner Sued for Copying Famous Dances: A Closer Look
What do Fresh Prince actor Alfonso Ribeiro, rapper 2 Milly and Instagram’s Backpack Kid have in...
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Choose Your Own Misadventure – Netflix In Trade Mark Dispute for Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Netflix’s interactive movie Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is the focus of a $25 million trade mark...
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New Trade Mark Regulations Open Scope of Registrable Marks
From 14 January 2019 the Trade Marks Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/825) implemented the EU Trade Mark...
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Nirvana Sues Marc Jacobs For Infringing Smiley Face Design
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is being sued for copyright infringement in the US by representatives...
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