If there’s one person whose intellectual property you don’t wanna mess with, it’s Roberto De Jesus Escobar Gaviria, the brother of the now-late drug overlord Pablo Escobar. Escobar Inc, the self-proclaimed rightful owner of the Pablo Escobar trademark, has won [...]
This month, the General Court of the European Union ruled on appeal that the shape of the Rubik's cube cannot be registered as an EU trademark. This confirms the decision that was already made in 2017. Since 1999, the cube [...]
Melissa Vivianne Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Currently, she is under fire for potential copyright infringement. The 90s hit artist CeCe Peniston took to Instagram this to accuse Lizzo of copying her ad-libs [...]
Late August, reality star Kim Kardashian West filed an opposition at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opposing a Chinese company’s trademark registration for the initials ‘KKW’. The trademark was applied for products including boom boxes, mobile phone cases, [...]
Street artist Banksy has launched a homewares shop in a dispute over a trademark, stating he had been forced into taking the unusual step of opening his own homewares store following a legal dispute with a greetings card company. Gross [...]
China and the protection of intellectual property; it has not proven to be the best combination in recent years. Piracy and poor enforcement of rules have been seldom an exception. But, as the Chinese are now saying, things are improving. [...]
You almost couldn't have missed it: the new iPhone 11 is out. And it's packed with new features. Features that Apple is keen on trademarking. Like the new "slofie" feature. A "slofie" is Apple's name for making a selfie video [...]
After the summer holidays, our trademark attorneys return back to their desks, doing what they do best: assisting client with all their trademark issues. But not before they have shared their holiday stories and their holiday infringements. Today a clear one: [...]
Sometimes you see a product and you can’t quite put your finger on it what’s wrong. It looks like a product you know. It is the name? Is it the colour? Then it hits you. It’s the font! It may be [...]
British luxury brand Alfred Dunhill has been awarded 10 million yuan (US$1.44 million) in damages on Wednesday after a 'groundbreaking' decision by a Chinese court found a local rival guilty of trademark infringement and unfair competition practice. Danhuoli had originally [...]