In sad news for pancake-lovers everywhere, the famed American restaurant chain International House of Pancakes have dropped their trade mark infringement action against the International House of Prayer over its use of the IHOP acronym, agreeing to resolve the dispute out of court (see our previous post here). read more »
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In April we commented on Tiffany’s loss in the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals over its claims of direct and contributory trade mark infringement, trade mark dilution and false advertising against eBay for sales of counterfeit Tiffany products on the eBay website. read more »
High fashion meets Harley riding in the latest trade mark infringement claim to hit the US courts. Last month the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation launched a trade mark infringement lawsuit against luxury fashion house Alexander McQueen. read more »
Dido, we have a problem. The British songstress is being sued over her album’s cover art, but not for the reason you’d think. read more »
Confused already? Me too. Prepare yourself for a battle of biblical proportions as one IHOP (the International House of Pancakes) sues another IHOP (the International House of Prayer) over its use of those four famous letters, citing trade mark dilution and infringement. read more »
Internet telephony company Skype has revealed that it has defended numerous legal challenges from UK satellite television company BSkyB over the registration and use of its trade mark, which contains the word "Sky". read more »
When Julie took home the MasterChef crown after defeating Poh one of the prizes was her own cookbook publishing deal.
So, what's to stop over enthused (and possibly-sleep deprived) MasterChef fans from copying Julie's recipes, setting up their own resturants and releasing identical cookbooks? read more »