Product placement in films is nothing new but it has become a lucrative source of income for production companies. A recent use of backpacks in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny highlights the intellectual property issues at play, with the inclusion of trade mark bearing goods not being as straightforward as perhaps first thought. …
Enola Holmes II, the sequel starring the brilliant Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter is out on Netflix. This adventure promises to be just as exciting as the first outing. But we are lucky that the characters came back to the screen at all. After the first film, the Sir Arthur Conan …
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With the Artemis space missions planned to take the human race back to the Moon and on to Mars, it is a perfect opportunity to look at the intellectual property that NASA has developed. This technology has been used not only for the Moon missions, but also here on planet Earth, with many of the …
Podcasts have grown into one of the most popular forms of content sharing. They can be informative and personal at the same time, exploring current issues, reviewing material and sharing amazing stories. They draw on original content and sometimes it is just about your favourite celebrity talking to people. Often it is just a couple …
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Nike have registered trade marks for the famous swoosh and brand name for various products in virtual and augmented reality. We have heard of the first cease and desist letter being sent as Hermes seeks to enforce its intellectual property rights over the Metabirkin bag. This begs the question - is virtual and augmented reality …
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Veganuary is back and the plant based food market is set to boom in the UK according to numerous sources. There are more ads highlighting the benefits of eating plants and with documentaries like Game Changers and Seaspiracy becoming incredibly popular, there have never been more reasons to go vegan. Many consumers are switching to …
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2021 saw some interesting intellectual property related issues hit the headlines. There was the “Free Cuthbert” movement when everyone got excited about the intellectual property in chocolate caterpillar cakes, parliamentary hearings on music streaming, a consultation on trade mark exhaustion, and even time for Monopoly to get into trouble with its trade mark. With it …
Swatch have successfully overturned a trade mark decision which had prevented its registration of the trade marks “one more thing” and “swatch one more thing”. Apple had opposed the registration of the marks on the basis that the phase was well known to have been used by Steve Jobs during product launches, most notably when …
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The Banksy artwork depicting a prison break (reported here) on the side of Reading Prison has generated much interest including calls from the creative and dramatic industries to turn the prison into a space for the arts. Kate Winslet joined the campaign against the Ministry of Justice’s intentions to tear down the building, joining Kenneth Branagh …
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3 Sentence Summary Alexandra Wilson sets out her very real experience of being a pupil Barrister, the professional challenges and the skills that made her have the success she has. She poignantly highlights throughout the book the various discrimination issues facing the Bar and the Criminal Justice System whilst shattering the stereotype that Barristers are …
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