Nov 30, 2023 M&C in the news: In-depth feature on intellectual property for the financial services sector By Naomi Butson Each year, Financier Worldwide canvases the opinions of leading professionals around the world on the latest trends in intellectual...
Nov 23, 2023 Is this AlphaTauri F1's new team name? By Megan Rannard The AlphaTauri F1 team will undergo a full rebrand ahead of the 2024 season and CEO Peter Bayer has confirmed that the team's new name...
Nov 20, 2023 Scot golf courses save Trump's EU trade mark By Julie Canet Donald Trump's IP company (DTTM Operations LLC) was successful in defending a non-use revocation action filed by a German individual...
Nov 17, 2023 Handbags at dawn: Marc Jacobs hit with new lawsuit over viral TOTE BAG By Abigail Dews A Chinese hand-bag seller (Guangzhou Xiao Ling Wan Trading Co.) and owner of the Amazon Store, LINGWANUS, has recently filed for a...
Nov 14, 2023 .ai domain names increasing in popularity with cybercriminals By Samantha Collins One would not traditionally associate the small Caribbean territory of Anguilla with rising trends in domain name registration and...
Nov 14, 2023 Temu files cybersquatting and trade mark infringement lawsuit against unauthorised websites By Megan Rannard Since launching last year, Temu has very quickly become a chart-topping app in a number of countries and has very recently overtaken its...
Nov 14, 2023 Can intellectual property licensing breathe life into the NFT sector? By Kirsten Gilbert There has been a considerable drop off in the NFT business in the last few months and it has led some commentators to question what the...
Nov 13, 2023 Online marketplace trade mark infringement case heads to the Supreme Court this week By Megan Rannard The UK Supreme Court hearing in the Lifestyle Equities vs Amazon case (dealing with online marketplace trade mark infringement) will take...
Nov 10, 2023 Intellectual property rights for shoes - a summary By Louise Mansion The linked article, recently published by the EUIPO, provides an excellent breakdown of the Intellectual Property Rights available for...
Nov 02, 2023 Australian TM Office issues guidance on registration of trade marks relating to virtual goods and services By Mike Shaw Following the recent increase in the filing of trade mark applications covering goods and services relating to NFTs and the Metaverse, a...
Nov 01, 2023 Amazon's first EU store Transparency Report By Megan Rannard Amazon has published its first bi-annual EU store Transparency Report, detailing their efforts to provide a “trustworthy shipping...
Oct 31, 2023 "Inspired by" - sufficient to justify lookalikes? By Gareth Jenkins Success will always generate interest from aspirational newer players trying to get noticed. But how close is too close? The line...