18 Dec, 2024 Have Your Say in the UK's Copyright and AI Consultation By Pamela Bryer A consultation has been launched to gather views on how the UK government can provide a robust legal framework for AI and copyright that...
15 Nov, 2024 Piece By Piece: The Story of Pharrell, in LEGO Form By Sarah Chittock Piece By Piece is a multi-hyphenate film (comedy-biography-documentary-animation-LEGO wonderland…) masterminded by the multi-hyphenate...
15 Nov, 2024 3D printed orchids bloom at COP29 By Susan Bradley #COP29 is currently underway in #Baku, and once again features a #SingaporePavilion. Singapore has set up a Pavilion at COP events for...
13 Nov, 2024 Good news for the UK creative industries By Marcela Carvalho The UK government announced really positive news for the creative industries last month at the Budget. Having recognised that the...
08 Nov, 2024 Riyadh Diplomatic Conference to conclude and adopt the Design Law Treaty By Marks & Clerk As a result of the work undertaken by the WIPO standing committees on the law of trade marks, designs and geographic indications between...
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...
01 Nov, 2024 Indie developers level up with trade mark protection By Adam Wilson Historically, the value of trade mark protection has been viewed with scepticism by indie-game developers, however with global revenues...
01 Oct, 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...
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....
15 Aug, 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...
24 Jul, 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...