Here’s some of the interesting bits of IP knocking around the interweb today:
How Donald Trump makes money from the Trade Mark for Central Park! – https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trademarked-trump-makes-money-off-name-central-park-133705320–election.html
Highlights (ha) from a Hairdresser’s case against a big American Company with the Trade Mark to his salon’s name – http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14122907.Salon_forced_to_restyle_name_after_a__marathon_legal_battle/
The Tobacco Firm Fightback – They wont roll(y) over on plain cigarette packaging – http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/tobacco-giants-fight-back-as-eu-court-ruling-over-plain-packaging-will-be-later-this-month-370037.html
Samsung will have to pay Apple for Patent Infringement….or will it – http://www.pulseheadlines.com/samsung-pay-apple-548-million-patent-violation-surrender/12164/
Twitter applies to Trade Mark the phrase ‘subtweet’ and the rest of the world cops on to it 6 weeks later – http://tvnewsroom.org/newslines/entertainment/twitter-applies-for-trademark-for-the-word-subtweet-39764/