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Kris Jenner Sued (yay!), The Krusty Krab Sued (Boo!!) and The Fine Brothers in trouble (meh) – Today’s Interesting IP

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So, here’s what’s happening in the world of Interesting IP today!

  • Kris Jenner is being sued for being a #ProudMama
  • The Krusty Krab (as in, from Spongebob!) is being sued…..yeah, really!
  • The “Fine Brothers” are causing a bit of a broo ha ha (that’s the technical legal term) over an attempt to Trade Mark ‘react’
  • Coachella are suing a music festival called
  • Superbowl Super Law Suits!
  • A man tried to claim Porche’s “Carrera” Trade Mark, and lost. Badly.
  • Irish Politicians are being warned by the Data Protection Commissioner about breaching Data Protection Rules while canvassing
  • Can Metatags on a website be the subject of Copyright proceedings?

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Sony, Victoria’s Secret and IP Gaffe Prone Presidential Hopefuls – Today’s Interesting IP

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Here’s a rundown of some of the more interesting bits and pieces from the web that have caught my eye so far today!

  • Supermacs is going to keep on expanding, despite Trade Mark Setback;
  • Sony tried to Trade Mark “Lets Play”, turns out, not so much!
  • A bra designer is suing Victoria’s Secret,
  • The Presidential hopefuls in the US can’t stop violating copyright,
  • There’s still no deal on Safe Harbour
  • Nokia (remember them!) just won a patent decision against Nokia! Let’s all play snake to celebrate!!

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Apple & Fitbit BOTH sued, Angry Birds and Russian Vodka – Today’s Interesting IP

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Time for another roundup of Trademarks, IP, Copyright, Patents and more in today’s Interesting IP! I’ve tried just embedding the tweets from my twitter timeline as the best way of presenting the information, I think it makes it a lot more eye catching, but let me know what you think. Today, Costa Coffee and the Vegan Trademark, Apple Watch and Fitbit both sued over their heartrate sensors, there’s good news for an Angry birds artist, and bad news for Russian Vodka drinks. [Read more…]

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