On IP Matters this week, it’s all about a copyright-infringement action involving the face of the popular Statue of Liberty (Lady Liberty) in New York and a photograph of its replica. Robert Davidson is the sculptor of the replica statue in front of.. Read more
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Intellectual Property
July 28, 2018
The United States v Davidson—Copyright infringement of a Replica Statue of Liberty. Copyright for creative copycats?
Intellectual Property
June 23, 2018
Louboutin v Van Haren: Will Van Haren finally see red for allegedly stepping on Louboutin’s red-sole shoe trademark?.
This week on IP Matters, let’s look at the long-running battle between Louboutin and Van Haren over Louboutine’s red-sole trademark. The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on 12 June 2018 was in Louboutin’s favour after the ECJ remanded the.. Read more
Intellectual Property
June 9, 2018
This is America vs This is Nigeria—Has Falz infringed on Childish Gambino’s copyright?
On IP Matters this week, let’s take a closer look at Falz’s now controversial song, ‘This is Nigeria’. Apparently inspired by ‘This is America’, a song by American rapper Childish Gambino, Falz released ‘This is Nigeria’ a few weeks after ‘This is America’.. Read more
Intellectual Property
May 26, 2018
Apple v Samsung—Samsung to pay over half a billion dollars for patent infringements.
This week on IP Matters, the never-ending Apple and Samsung battle is back with a $539 million bang! That’s the amount of damages the jury at the United States District Court for the Northern District of California said Samsung owes.. Read more
Intellectual Property
May 5, 2018
Alibaba v. Alibabacoin—When Marketing Crypto Buys You a Lawsuit in Trademark Infringement
This week’s IP Matters takes on Alibaba’s dispute with Alibabacoin, a cryptocurrency company, over use of Alibaba’s registered trademark, ‘Alibaba’ and other marks. Can Alibaba stop Alibabacoin from continuing to market ‘Alibabacoin’ on the Internet? Alibaba is into online retail business,.. Read more
Intellectual Property
April 7, 2018
Oracle v Google—Defence of fair use fails Google’s copyright-infringement act.
This week on IP Matters, it’s all about Oracle’s victory against Google at the United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit in March 2018. Since 2010, this copyright-infringement case has refused to go away! Both Oracle and Google hardly.. Read more
Intellectual Property
March 24, 2018
Dolby sues Adobe for copyright infringements—Will Adobe settle out of court?
In this week’s IP Matters, Dolby has sued Adobe for infringing copyrights in its Dolby technology. (Dolby is also unhappy about Adobe’s alleged breach of contract.) After unsuccessfully trying to get Adobe to cooperate, Dolby has gone to court for.. Read more
Intellectual Property
March 9, 2018
BlackBerry v Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram—Will BlackBerry win this fight over patents?
This week’s IP Matters is a patent-infringement action against Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp by former smartphone company BlackBerry. Now a licensing company for BlackBerry software and patents, can BlackBerry get the courts to stop the three social-media platforms from continuing to.. Read more
Intellectual Property
March 2, 2018
Adidas v Shoe Branding—Why Adidas’s Three-stripe Mark Means More than Stripes
This week’s IP Matters is a trademark fight over stripes in the billion-dollar footwear industry. Can Adidas’s well-known three-stripe mark strip Shoe Branding Europe off its newer two-stripe mark? One of the biggest brands in the sportswear industry is Adidas, a.. Read more
Intellectual Property
February 15, 2018
Alphabet v Uber—Uber will pay $245 million to settle trade-secret infringement claim.
This week’s IP Matters is all about trade secrets over self-driving car technology in a very competitive and lucrative industry. It’s between Alphabet subsidiary Waymo and Uber. Alphabet subsidiary Waymo wanted $2.6 billion in damages from Uber for allegedly stealing a single trade.. Read more