CHINESE MILK TEA CHAIN FINED $1.5 MILLION FOR LOUIS VUITTON TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
A popular Chinese milk tea chain has been ordered by a court to pay 10.3 million yuan ($1.5 million) to French luxury […]
HOW BRANDS BANNED FROM THE WORLD CUP BECAME THE STORY
Levi’s was not supposed to be one of the biggest brands at this World Cup. Neither were Heinz or Beats. In fact, […]
MOTHER OF BOURBON’ DISTILLERY SUES OVER ‘DOWLING’ TRADEMARK
“A Kentucky bourbon company named for Mary Dowling—a pioneering late-19th century female distiller—sued a Texas distiller for operating under a “Dowling Distilling” […]
STARBUCKS LOBS NEW TRADEMARK SUIT AGAINST UNION AMID LABOR FIGHT
“Starbucks Corp. is suing the union representing a portion of its retail workers for infringement of the coffee giant’s iconic logos, the […]
SUPREME COURT ALTERS HOUSE DEBATE
Why It Matters The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet held a pharmaceutical patent hearing on […]
U.S. INVESTIGATES VIỆT NAM’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICES: A WARNING OR A VERDICT?
The Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Section 301 investigation acts as a clear warning, even if it is not […]
UK SUPERMARKET CHAIN ICELAND DROPS TRADEMARK DISPUTE WITH ICELAND
Company promises ‘rapprochement discount’ for shoppers from country after decade-long action in EU court “The UK supermarket chain Iceland has abandoned its decade-long trademark […]
EXAMINING PATENTS, TRADEMARKS & DESIGNS: THE ART OF IP EXAMINERS
“Examiners play a critical role in the intellectual property (IP) system, assessing when patent, trademark, geographical indication and industrial design applications can […]
CHEERLEADING MUSIC LICENSING IN SPORTS: CLICKNCLEAR’S CHANTAL EPP
“When Sony Music Entertainment sued multiple cheerleading music companies in 2014, world champion cheerleader Chantal Epp saw an opportunity. Her startup, ClicknClear, […]
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WINS ROWING TRADEMARK CASE:
The University of Cambridge has won its fight to stop a rowing company based in the city trademarking its name. It argued […]
BEDDING FIRM BACKS DOWN ON ‘SWIFT HOME’ TRADEMARK AFTER TAYLOR SWIFT APPEAL:
A firm behind a bid to trademark the brand “Swift Home” for a line of bedding products has withdrawn its application over […]
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PROPOSES CHANGES TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN THE AGE OF GENERATIVE AI
In June 2025, the European Parliament (“EP”) published its draft report on “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges” (available […]