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What are the disadvantages of ADR?

Michael Coyle February 16, 2022

Universal Music buy the complete Sting song catalogue

Ellis Sweetenham February 10, 2022

Chris Brown and Drake respond to copyright infringement claim against their ‘No Guidance’ song.

Michael Coyle January 28, 2022

Defamation success for rapper Cardi B

Ellis Sweetenham January 25, 2022

Google expresses concern over Australian defamation ruling

Ellis Sweetenham January 25, 2022

Royalties fight between heirs of Jimmy Hendrix and bandmates

Ellis Sweetenham January 25, 2022

Hermès files trade mark lawsuit against NFT creator ‘MetaBirkins’.

Michael Coyle January 17, 2022

Eric Clapton copyright controversy: beware of crushing the underdog

Michael Coyle January 10, 2022

Meghan Markle awarded damages in copyright claim with Mail on Sunday

Ellis Sweetenham January 7, 2022

Nike files patent infringement lawsuit against Lululemon

Michael Coyle January 7, 2022

Can my invention be protected by a patent?

Ellis Sweetenham December 21, 2021

Bruce Springsteen the latest star to cash in on song catalogue

Ellis Sweetenham December 21, 2021

Service Charges vs Estate Charges: What to be aware of when purchasing a freehold home on a private estate

Michael Coyle December 20, 2021

Here We Go Again: M&S Claims IP Infringement Against Aldi

Michael Coyle December 20, 2021

Joint Tortfeasorship

Michael Coyle December 20, 2021

Protecting your Intellectual Property

Michael Coyle December 15, 2021

What is a trade mark?

Michael Coyle December 15, 2021

Secondary copyright infringement

Michael Coyle December 15, 2021

Primary copyright infringement

Michael Coyle December 15, 2021

Objections from a trade mark examiner due to it having laudatory meaning

Mark Reed December 15, 2021

Taylor to go to trial over Shake it off lyric spat

Ellis Sweetenham December 14, 2021

What a silly monkey! NFT of Bored Ape sells for $3,000 instead of $300,000

Ellis Sweetenham December 14, 2021

Can UK copyright legislation accommodate Artificial Intelligence?

Michael Coyle November 3, 2021

Beauty brand, Clinique, joins the NFT world

Michael Coyle October 25, 2021

Media organisation hits Snoop Dogg with copyright infringement lawsuit

Michael Coyle October 21, 2021

Copycat Chinese squid game TV show shot down

Ellis Sweetenham October 21, 2021

How are NFT’s regulated in the UK?

Michael Coyle October 14, 2021

What is an NFT and why create one?

Michael Coyle October 14, 2021

The battle of the Boring Companies: Elon Musk’s Trademark Opposition for Snack Business

Michael Coyle October 12, 2021

Whiskey distillery fails to prevent hotel developer from using Tomatin village name

Michael Coyle October 8, 2021

Tina Turner cashes in on music rights in $50m sale

Ellis Sweetenham October 6, 2021

$1 trillion achievement for Blockchain.com

Michael Coyle September 27, 2021

Settlement agreed over copyright spat between James Arthur and the Script

Ellis Sweetenham September 24, 2021

French Football’s virtual NFT Craze

Michael Coyle September 24, 2021

Red Bull threatens trade mark dispute against gin-maker Bullard.

Michael Coyle September 23, 2021

Netflix under fire for character in hit Queens Gambit

Ellis Sweetenham September 21, 2021

Walker Wear sues Virgil Abloh for alleged trade mark infringement.

Michael Coyle September 7, 2021

Rapper Kanye West files homeware trademark

Michael Coyle September 6, 2021

Google Nest falls victim to trademark infringement claims

Michael Coyle September 3, 2021

McFungi – McDonald’s begins Trademark dispute against apparel company

Michael Coyle September 3, 2021

Mariah Carey lacking the ‘luck of the Irish’ with Irish cream trade mark dispute

Ellis Sweetenham August 27, 2021

Paramore credits added to Olivia Rodrigo hit song in copyright dispute

Ellis Sweetenham August 27, 2021

Sex Pistols band member rejects ‘Rotten’ contract agreement

Lawdit Editorial Team August 25, 2021

Not H.E.R Music: H.E.R Copyright Infringement

Lawdit Editorial Team August 25, 2021

Oatly loses trade mark dispute against UK-based Glebe Farm

Michael Coyle August 20, 2021

Ford asks the Court to dismiss GM’s lawsuit over ‘BlueCruise’ feature

Michael Coyle August 20, 2021

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