Fake News “War of the Worlds” The Unbelievability of Fake News Distinguishing fact from fiction, then and now By JENNY A. SHORE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER February 8, 2017 Movement Matters People in the United States were …
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Trade Mark LAMBRETTA Court of Justice: Orders, Judgements and Preliminary Rulings Case C-577/14P; Brandconcern BV v EUIPO and Scooters India Ltd; Judgment of 16 February 2017. RESULT: Action dismissed KEYWORDS: Proof of use, Extent of …
Prince Copyright Image The estate of pop art icon Andy Warhol is suing a photographer to protect his legacy from her claim that he copied her photo of Prince, according to a lawsuit filed Friday …
Unicorn Frappuccino infringed trademark for ‘Unicorn Latte’ A New York City café, The End Brooklyn, has taken on multinational coffee company Starbucks in a war over unicorns. Filed at the US District Court for the …
Eagles File Trademark Suit Against Mexican Hotel California The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the same name. The band …
Freedom Panorama UK (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). In UK, as like in Germany freedom of panorama is admitted. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is the most important legal act related to this issue. Article 62 …
Freedom panorama France Germany (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). In France there is no kind of legal provision that declares the existence of freedom of panorama neither for sculptures nor for architectural works or for 2D …
Freedom Panorama Italian Copyright Law (by Domenico Piero Muscillo). Pursuant to the Italian Copyright Law (n. 633 of 1941), and article 2575 of the Italian Civil Code, every building or monument which people admire walking …
Trademark Details: the applicant sought to register the word mark ‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’ The applicant appealed the examiner´s decision claiming that under Article 112(6) CTMR the request for conversion had to be filed within three months …
Position Marks Although position marks are not an officially recognised category of trade marks under UK or European Union (EU) law, such ‘unconventional’ trade marks are registrable, subject to fulfilling a trade mark’s essential characteristics …
Finding a good Chinese name for luxury brands For luxury brands, finding a Chinese name that is widely accepted by different stakeholders has become increasingly complicated thanks to the fast pace of communication and the …
Moral right in the European Union We are considering doing a survey on moral rights in the European Union. Thus, we would be glad if you could take some time to answer the following questions. …
Taking advantage of the reputation of the earlier trade mark PEAR/ APPLE BITE R 0860/2016-5 (Cl. 9, 35, 42) – EUTM applied for Earlier trade mark (EU) RESULT Decision confirmed KEYWORDS: Conceptual similarity, Distinctive element, Due …
Big Bang Producers can sleep soundly to Soft Kitty (from David Liao) Fans of the hit show “The Big Bang Theory” will be familiar with the catchy song “Soft Kitty” What may be less well-known …
Coexisting Trademarks: the relationship between the European Union trade mark system and national law The relationship between the European Union trade mark system and national law is characterised by the principle of coexistence. This means …
Media literacy refers to all the technical, cognitive, social, civic and creative capacities that allow us to access and have a critical understanding of and interact with media. These capacities allow us to exercise critical …
European Convention Cinematographic Co-Production Twenty-five years after its creation by the Council of Europe, the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production will become more international. On January 30, during Rotterdam International Film Festival a revised Convention …
Photography workshop in Berlin! DANDI is proud to present an exciting initiative, a photography workshop in Berlin for beginners, professional and generally photo lovers! Welcome to the ‘Façade Photography Berlin”s Workshop held by Dario Spoto …
Trademark Infringement Dilemma of Luxury ‘Bong’ Maker (www.entrepreneur.com) How do you argue those counterfeit water pipes are illegal under trademark law when the original is illegal under federal criminal law? Much like BMW and Mercedes-Benz …
Copyright Ownership Film chain of title documentation Broadly, there are two legal approaches to understanding copyright, one from the common law perspective or the other from a civil law perspective. The distinction between the two …