trademark

Cinema

James Bond in danger: Why is 007 under threat from a property tycoon?

His name is Bond. James Bond. But for how much longer?

24/06/2025

Culture news

Legendary guitar brand Gibson hits Donald Trump with cease and desist

The MAGA-branded line of guitars was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump.” Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks.

27/11/2024

Culture news

Katy Perry wins trademark battle against Aussie fashion designer

Katy Perry wins appeal in trademark legal case against Sydney fashion label Katie Perry, leaving the designer “devastated.”

22/11/2024

Culture news

Ex-The Smiths frontman Morrissey fires management team

Bigmouth Strikes Again... Morrissey has fired his management team after having previously claimed that his ex-bandmate Johnny Marr owns "100 per cent trademark rights" to The Smiths' name, and that he had “ignored” an offer for a 2025 tour. The claims were debunked this week.

20/09/2024

Culture news

Marr vs Morrissey: The Smiths trademark ownership claims debunked

Johnny Marr’s management has released a statement debunking the accusations made by former The Smiths singer Morrissey, who claimed that his ex-bandmate trademarked the group's name "without any consultation".

18/09/2024

Business

McDonald’s loses chicken Big Mac trademark battle with Irish rival

Irish rival Supermac has also complained of McDonald’s trademarking the name Supermac, despite not offering any food items of this name.

06/06/2024

Business

From Madonna to Taylor Swift: The rise of the celebrity trademark

A growing number of public figures want to protect and capitalise upon their identity by filing for trademarks. Some requests are more surprising than others.

24/05/2024

Culture news

Batman wins EU trademark fight with Italian designer

The Batman logo has been deemed distinctive enough by the Court of Justice of the European Union to keep rogue Italian retailers at bay...

07/06/2023

Culture news

Why is Jack Daniel's suing a squeaky dog toy company?

The Supreme Court found itself in the middle of an unusual dispute involving a squeaking dog toy that mimics the iconic bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey.

23/03/2023

Tech News

Wordle clones taken off App Store after online backlash

The online word game Wordle has become a sensation in the last couple of weeks and copycat apps have been trying to take advantage.

12/01/2022

Food and Drink

Gruyere refers to style not location says US trademark ruling

American consumers do not associate the gruyere name with cheese made specifically from that region, said U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis.

11/01/2022

USA

Trump's ‘sanctions are coming' tweet angers 'Game of Thrones' network

Stars of ‘Game of Thrones’ and its network have reacted to a tweet by US President Donald Trump in which he used imagery and language from the hit show to promote upcoming sanctions against Iran.

02/11/2018