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Nike Steps Up NFT Lawsuit Against StockX With Counterfeit Claim

12th May 2022
Nike Inc has told a Manhattan federal court that e-commerce site StockX has been offering counterfeits of its footwear. The claim adds to an already existing lawsuit against StockX which claims the site has been violating Nike’s trademarks by selling digital images of its footwear in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).  On Tuesday, Nike […]
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37th IP Law Summit 2022

10th May 2022
Lawyer Monthly is delighted to be partnering with the The 37th Intellectual Property Law Summit will take place on June 26-28 in Chicago, USA
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Meta Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over Its New Logo

4th May 2022
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc is being sued by a non-profit blockchain developer that claims Meta’s new logo will cause consumer confusion with its own infinity-symbol logo.  Swiss non-profit organisation Dfinity claims that being associated with Meta’s “sordid” history of poor user privacy could damage its efforts to attract users to its blockchain platform.  Dfinity […]
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The Rise Of Influencer Marketing: How To Protect Your Company’s Liability

19th April 2022
According to mediakix.com, there are between 3.2 million and 27.8 million influencers on Instagram, YouTube, and/or TikTok who profit by posting their “opinions” on products. Influencer marketing is now a $13.8 billion global industry. One reason influencer marketing has become such a staple in marketing techniques is the accessibility of influencers to any company of […]
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Ed Sheeran Wins “Shape Of You” Copyright Battle

6th April 2022
Sheeran had been accused of plagiarising the 2015 song “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri, who claimed the “Oh I” hook in Sheeran’s “Shape of You” was strikingly similar to an “Oh Why” refrain on his own track. Sheeran said he did not remember hearing “Oh Why” before the legal case.  On Wednesday, Judge Antony Zacaroli […]
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A Guide to Navigating Franchise Law

1st April 2022
As a highly specialised and wide-ranging area of law, franchise law requires in-depth training and experience to be handled correctly.
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G 2/21: What Are The Implications For Opposition Proceedings Right Now?

31st March 2022
We recently reported on G 2/21, the EPO referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the question of whether post-published evidence can be used to support inventive steps (see the previous discussion here). Post-published evidence can be crucial to establishing patentability, especially in the fields of Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology. It has been established […]
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