Oct 27, 2023 Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums? By Sarah Chittock In a word, copyright. You cannot have missed the news that Taylor Swift has just released 1989 (Taylor's Version), the latest of her...
Oct 10, 2023 Netflix's last red envelope By Samuel Mailer On 29 September 2023, Netflix posted (or mailed) their last red envelope, waving goodbye to their days of physically delivering films (or...
Sep 21, 2023 Marks & Clerk in the news: The challenge of IP rights as Netflix expands further into games By M&C Newsroom Since 2021, it has been possible to enjoy games as part of your Netflix subscription. With more users looking to fulfil all of their...
Aug 16, 2023 Shein faces new infringement accusations By Louise Mansion Fast fashion giant, Shein, being accused of copyright infringement is not a new story. But this is the first time that the accusations...
Jul 27, 2023 Fast fashion - the race is on to be the fastest of the fast - is the only way to succeed to resort to outright copying? Shein and H&M fight it out By Kirsten Gilbert H&M are suing Shein in Hong Kong for copyright infringement. The claim apparently relates to what H&M are claiming are copies of its...
Jul 24, 2023 The Barbie film and the power of brands By Marcela Carvalho Last night I went to watch what Time Magazine defined as “the most anticipated movie of the summer— if not the year.” and I have never...
Jul 12, 2023 Loggerheads over Threads: What registered vs unregistered rights mean for Twitter and Meta? By James Kendrick Last week saw the news that Twitter has threatened to sue Meta due to an alleged violation of intellectual property rights. As summarised...
Jun 14, 2023 Marks & Clerk featured in the Financial Times: Rapid advances in AI set to upend intellectual property By M&C Newsroom There is arguably no hotter topic in the world right now than the rise - and rise - of Artificial Intelligence. But does this technology...
May 18, 2023 Marks & Clerk commentary on AI featured in top publication for the European start-up community, Sifted By M&C Newsroom Earlier this month, the EU provisionally granted proposals for new copyright laws for generative AI models, marking a global first if the...
Apr 27, 2023 Marks & Clerk expert commentary on the latest Ed Sheeran case featured in global news By M&C Newsroom Earlier this week we were invited to give our views on the latest Ed Sheeran case to media outlets including This is Money, New York Folk...
Apr 19, 2023 There's value in trade marks- It's no mystery By Graeme Murray There’s value in trade marks- It’s no mystery This sensational battle of the wags saga, which has seen astonishing online revelations and...
Apr 17, 2023 Heart On My Sleeve - Rappers' viral collaboration that never happened By Sarah Chittock A YouTuber called Ghostwriter has used AI software trained on the voices of rappers Drake and The Weeknd to produce a track called Heart...