TRADE EMBARGO BARS LAWSUIT AGAINST BACARDI OVER ‘HAVANA CLUB’ RUM, US JUDGE RULES
The U.S. trade embargo against Cuba prevents a Cuba-owned company from suing Bacardi [RIC:RIC:BCARDU.UL] in the United States for infringing trademarks covering […]
BEYONCÉ IS STILL FIGHTING TO TRADEMARK DAUGHTER BLUE IVY’S NAME
A decade after applying for trademark protection, Beyoncé and her legal team are still pushing to protect Blue Ivy’s future interests.Beyoncé is […]
2024 AIPPI WORLD CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS CHINA’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN IPR, INCREASING ROLE IN GLOBAL INNOVATION
The 2024 International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) World Congress closed on Tuesday in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, […]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN TAIWAN
The amendment to the Intellectual Property Case Adjudication Act took effect on 30 August 2023. The amendment improves current trial procedures, making […]
NYT SENDS AI STARTUP PERPLEXITY ‘CEASE AND DESIST’ NOTICE OVER CONTENT USE.
The New York Times has sent Perplexity a “cease and desist” notice demanding the company stop using its content for generative AI […]
GLAXOSMITHKLINE SUES MODERNA FOR US PATENT INFRINGEMENT OVER COVID VACCINES.
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GLAX.NS), opens new tab sued Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab in U.S. federal court in Delaware on Tuesday, accusing its American rival of […]
ICE SPICE REACHES SETTLEMENT TO END COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT OVER HIT SONG ‘IN HA MOOD’
The agreement will end a Brooklyn rapper’s allegations that the 2023 hit was “strikingly similar” to his earlier track called “In That […]
TELEGRAM REMOVES Z-LIBRARY POSTS ‘DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT’
Telegram, an essential communication tool for millions, finds itself under scrutiny once again. Copyright holders have long expressed concerns about the lack […]
SPOTIFY WINS CASE OVER ‘BILLIONS’ OF EMINEM STREAMS
The case was launched in 2019 by the rapper’s publisher, Eight Mile Style, which said Spotify failed to correctly license Eminem’s work. […]
GOOGLE SUED FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OVER ‘GEMINI’ AI SYSTEM
Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has been hit with a lawsuit over its Gemini artificial intelligence system by a small San […]
EASYJET PARENT COMPANY LOSES TRADEMARK DISPUTE WITH CHARITY SHOPPING WEBSITE
EasyGroup took legal action against Easyfundraising after claiming it had infringed trademarksRachel Hall and agency EasyJet’s parent company has lost a trademark dispute […]
APPEALS COURT RULING BACKS BIG PUBLISHERS’ LAWSUIT AGAINST THE INTERNET ARCHIVE
On Wednesday, a three-judge federal appeals court panel upheld an earlier ruling in favor of major book publishers and found that the […]