Oct 01, 2024 US Registry cancels Marvel and DC's shared "SUPER HEROES" trade marks By Sarah Chittock I was very surprised to learn that Marvel and DC, industry titans and rivals, have for many decades jointly owned a number of US Federal...
Sep 20, 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...
Sep 18, 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....
Aug 15, 2024 M&C in the news: Counterfeit Luxury Goods in Paris By M&C Newsroom Despite the Olympic Games coming to a close on Sunday, their impact on luxury fashion and counterfeit goods remains a hot topic. In a...
Jul 24, 2024 Patenting football: M&C + the beautiful game By Susan Bradley In 1887, engineer George Croydon Marks set up a firm in Birmingham, specialising in intellectual property. The following year he was...
Jul 01, 2024 The Largest Connected Stadium in Sports By Samuel Mailer Last weekend saw the start of one of the most iconic events of every sporting summer, as the Tour de France set off from Florence. While...
May 30, 2024 Fender bender? Surprise change in 40 year old US design patent law By Jack Stevenson-Hill About a week ago the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in the LKQ v. GM case. In it the 40 year old test for determining whether...
May 29, 2024 Activision loses $23.4m patent infringement case against Acceleration Bay By Harry Press Recently, a US Jury has ruled that Activision has to pay Acceleration Bay $23.4m for infringement of some of their patents. Activision is...
May 27, 2024 3D Printing x 1941 US Patent 2,395,837 – Bryson Dechambeau’s Latest Performance Enhancing Innovation By Samuel Mailer When it comes to innovative athletes, Bryson Dechambeau leads the way. As a world-class sportsman who is always looking for a competitive...
May 21, 2024 How Wicked! is shaping up to give us the pitch perfect collaborations of 2024 By Marks & Clerk Last week we saw the release of Universal’s much anticipated Wicked trailer starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, to name but a few. ...
May 21, 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...
May 13, 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...