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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 19 September 2017
The creation of the concept for ‘The Voice’ talent show is under scrutiny, after Roy Barry takes action against Big Brother creator John de Mol.
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 18 September 2017
Even with the pressure of a lawsuit by Dr Seuss Company, the creator of a ‘Grinch stole Christmas’ inspired play has succeeded in obtaining a fair use declaration.
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Written by Mark Reed on 15 September 2017
There must be a sufficiently clear description of a design including clarity and precision. This was the issue with the application put forward by Jägermeister when attempting to register a shot glass.
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Written by Mark Reed on 15 September 2017
Ping fined by the Competitions and Markets Authority
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 13 September 2017
Photographer David Slater was surprised that monkey Naruto had taken such a perfect selfie snap on his camera whilst in the Indonesian jungle in 2011.
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 12 September 2017
A company which sells e-cigarettes and their accompanying liquids have become stuck after their latest flavour has been blocked by Wrigley.
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 11 September 2017
Gigi Hadid has become the latest celebrity to come under fire for posting a photo on social media without obtaining the right to use it.
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Written by Mekael Rahman on 11 September 2017
Breitbart News sued for copyright infringement.
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 01 September 2017
This time, it was photo sharing app Instagram who have to pick up the pieces are hackers have accessed details of celeb users.
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Written by Ellis Sweetenham on 01 September 2017
Rubik’s Brand, who own the rights to the Rubiks Cube following its creation by Ernő Rubik in 1974, have put their foot down and taken action against Toys ‘R’ Us and Duncan Toys for copy cat toy.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 29 August 2017
US Songwriter groups and elsewhere are hitting out at Recording Industry Association of America, for openly ignoring human right laws for musical creators, such as song writers.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 29 August 2017
Police have confiscated 245 private media players from an online and offline merchant.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 29 August 2017
The Heir to Samsung’s throne has been sentenced in court.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 24 August 2017
It has been announced that the Pensions Regular will be suing former BHS boss Dominic Chappell for failing to provide information and documents requested by the regulator during the investigation of the sale of BHS.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 24 August 2017
TV network Showtime has requested the Federal Court in California to issue a preliminary injunction targeting several websites expected to offer pirated streams of the fight.
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Written by Michael Coyle on 24 August 2017
Choosing to sell a business can seem stressful and complicated, but early planning will ensure that you have a structure in place and that you have had time to develop a smart exit plan, you will also be in a better position to refine the business and position effectively, and therefore add value to it, which will in turn make it easier for you to sell. This will maximise your success which is of course the ultimate goal.
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Written by Mekael Rahman on 24 August 2017
A brief note on the history of trade mark classification.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 22 August 2017
Motion Picture Association of America has just had a copyright victory against Chinese video platform, Xunlei, and it was a long time coming.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 22 August 2017
Large supermarket chain Tesco are recalling many products of big brands in fear of health and safety concerns.
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Written by Jessie Hamill-Stewart on 22 August 2017
They are at it again; HBO hackers threaten to leak the final two episodes of the latest Game of Thrones series.
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