L’ORÉAL V. NKD: WHAT THIS TRADEMARK BATTLE MEANS FOR SMES AND UK IP LAW
The trademark dispute between global beauty giant L’Oréal and Nottingham-based waxing salon nkd in the UK has dominated headlines and sparked debate […]
THE REAL SLIM SHADY? EMINEM SUES AUSTRALIAN COMPANY SWIM SHADY FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
Eminem claims consumers may mistakenly think he is linked to the Sydney beach brand – but Australia is no stranger to lawsuits […]
JURISDICTION IN TRADEMARK RECTIFICATION TO VEST WITH THE HIGH COURT, APPELLATE TO THE REGISTRY
In a recent judgment in the matter of PAS Agro Foods v. KRBL Limited (2025:KER:79840), the Kerala High Court addressed a crucial […]
TAKEAWAYS FROM J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY V. TRADER JOE’S COMPANY FOR BRAND OWNERS REGARDING TRADE DRESS ENFORCEMENT
“Dupes and generic brands, which were once seen as inferior alternatives to name-brand products, have become more prevalent in the marketplace—and more […]
SAFEGUARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADE SECRETS IN THE EUROPEAN HEALTH DATA SPACE
The objective of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) of enabling the responsible re-use of health data for research, innovation, and public […]
GETTY FAILS IN THE UK COURTS IN ITS (SECONDARY) COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS AGAINST STABILITY AI’S IMAGE GENERATING AI
Getty has largely lost its case against Stability AI, losing both the claim of secondary copyright infringement via importation of an article […]
UEFA PARTNERS WITH ALLIANCE FOR CREATIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO ENHANCE GLOBAL ANTI-PIRACY STRATEGY
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has officially joined the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading content protection […]
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RULES OUT CHANGING COPYRIGHT LAW TO GIVE AI COMPANIES FREE REIN
“The government has definitively ruled out introducing a copyright exemption for artificial intelligence companies training their models on Australian creative works. Such […]
OPENAI SUED FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT OVER SORA’S ‘CAMEO’ FEATURE
“The maker of celebrity video platform Cameo sued OpenAI in a California federal court on Tuesday, arguing that the new “Cameo” feature […]
APPEAL COURT OVERTURNS DECISION THAT IRISH JEANS MANUFACTURER COPIED DIESEL JEANS TRADEMARK
“Earlier Supreme Court ruling in related case means neither Italian maker of Diesel jeans nor Irish company can register trademarks Expand”. The […]
INVISIBLE INFRINGING STILL BREACHES IP HOLDER RIGHTS
hange leads to innovation, never more so than in IP infringement. This particularly affects e-commerce, upending traditional notions of trademark use. Before, […]
JÄGERMEISTER SUCCEEDS IN OPPOSING THE EU TRADEMARK APPLICATION ALTEN KRÄUTERFRAU FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Mast-Jägermeister SE filed an opposition on the grounds of Article 8(1)(b) – likelihood of confusion between the signs – and Article 8(5) […]