25 Jul 2022 FC Barcelona to auction Johan Cruyff’s “Phantom Goal” in the Metaverse By Mike Shaw We have recently seen a spate of non-fungible token (NFT) offerings related to the sports and entertainment fields, with many sports...
19 Jul 2022 Will the next "Rocky" film be Stallone v. Winkler? By Simon Portman Sylvester Stallone is being quite vocal about the fact he thinks he and his family aren't getting a fair cut of the rights from the...
14 Jul 2022 Consultation outcome - "Call for views on designs" By Robert Carpmael The UK’s departure from the European Union has provided the UK Government with some freedom to reshape the domestic designs regime, be...
17 Jun 2022 Santander to sponsor League of Legends eSports By Erik Rõuk The recent announcement of Santander’s commitment to one of the world’s biggest eSports leagues is further recognition that eSports are...
06 May 2022 IP Key Latin America project By Marcela Carvalho Did you know that Intellectual Property plays a key role in economy growth and job creation? Last week marked the launch of the second...
14 Apr 2022 A Century of Innovation By Susan Bradley A recent report published by the World Intellectual property Organisation (WIPO) titled "The Direction of Innovation" provides a...
08 Mar 2022 The UK announces greater collaboration with Switzerland on IP By Nicholas Fischer Last week the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) signed a "declaration of intention" with its Swiss equivalent, the Federal...
01 Mar 2022 Does the fun or the money rule the video games industry? By Graham McGlashan The video games industry has undergone some significant changes. Not just in terms of improvements in graphics and gameplay, but also in...
10 Dec 2021 Can the players play and the haters hate? What software developers can learn from Taylor Swift. By Graham McGlashan I saw with interest the copyright wrangle involving Taylor Swift's massive hit "Shake it off". The dispute appears to be around the...
02 Dec 2021 IP rights take centre stage in French presidential campaign By Julie Canet Candidate to the 2022 French presidential election, Eric Zemmour has released a controversial announcement video which potentially...
26 Nov 2021 The Stormtroopers Strike Back in Attack of the Copyright By Graham McGlashan I was interested to read this article in the Times recently, as it is a cautionary tale of Copyright and other unregistered rights. A...
23 Nov 2021 Four Tet hoping to become Five Tet? Musical artist royalties in the music streaming era By Jack Stevenson-Hill Having had the pleasure of watching Four Tet on numerous occasions, including recently at the Warehouse Project in Manchester, I was...