07 Nov, 2024 BELIEVE IT! Registered trade marks play a key role in merchandising and enforcement for anime brand owners. By Graeme Murray According to a recent report by Fairfield Market Research, the global anime merchandising market is expected to grow from USD 9.15...
20 Sep, 2024 The Pokémon Company to finally battle it out with Palworld developer Pocketpair By Adam Wilson Back in March, when asked whether he was concerned the newly released Palworld (dubbed by the internet as “Pokémon with guns”) was...
18 Sep, 2024 Trade mark lessons from The Smiths By Graeme Murray Johnny Marr has issued a statement in response to Morrissey's claim that he has registered THE SMITHS trade mark without his permission....
16 Sep, 2024 The NO FAKES Act: Safeguarding voices and faces in AI By Paul Renwick Kevin Xu There have been several high profile court decisions related to AI and IP over the past few years, and many of the decisions indicate a...
11 Sep, 2024 IP strategies for international markets By Pamela Bryer I am delighted to be speaking about IP strategies for international markets at the Young Company Finance Scotland Conference on Friday 20...
13 Aug, 2024 Intellectual property as an encouragement for regional investment By Martin Hyden The recent EY report for the Western Gateway partnership “Investment Flows and the Productivity Gap” highlighted that the region suffers...
24 Jul, 2024 Escalation in illegal IPTV enforcement leads to three arrests By Megan Rannard Yesterday (23 July), the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) issued a press release about their operations across the UK over the...
21 May, 2024 The AI Act jumps over another hurdle. By Simon Portman The AI Act was just approved by the Council of Europe so the clock is really ticking now. Many businesses - and some politicians - fear...
13 May, 2024 Are there counterfeit Renoir and Monet paintings on eBay? By Megan Rannard I have a confession to make - I'm a huge fan of the BBC show “Fake or Fortune”, in which Fiona Bruce and art dealer Philip Mould try to...
09 Apr, 2024 Augusta National – Masters of Growing the Brand By Samuel Mailer With the Masters starting this Thursday (11 April 2024), we are certainly in for four days of world class golf on one of the most...
13 Mar, 2024 EU AI Act approved By Simon Portman EU lawmakers have approved the AI Act, beating the US and the UK by crystallising comprehensive legislation to govern the sector while...
28 Feb, 2024 Court of Appeal confirms that Aldi's light-up gin bottle infringes Marks & Spencer's registered designs By Mike Shaw It is reassuring to see that the Court of Appeal has upheld the earlier court decision finding that Aldi's light-up gin bottle design...