World famous pop singer Kylie Minogue was recently locked in a trade mark battle with lesser known Kylie Jenner (who appears in US reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians) over the name Kylie. Kylie Jenner tried to register… Continue Reading →
Some entrepreneurs in Melania Trump’s native Slovenia have taken advantage of the American First Lady’s image and name in a bid to promote various Slovenian products such as honey and pancakes. Mrs. Trump’s legal team issued a press release which… Continue Reading →
On 18 January 2017 Donald Trump’s legal team filed a trade mark request for his re-election campaign slogan: ‘Keep America Great’ (both with and without an exclamation mark) for the 2020 Presidential campaign. The campaign slogan has been requested to… Continue Reading →
Merck recently settled a patent dispute with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical over its highly effective cancer treatment drug Keytruda. As part of the settlement Merck will pay $625m as well as royalties to Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical. The… Continue Reading →
Microsoft was recently granted a patent (filed for in 2015) for an “electronic paper display device” that features an “electrophoretic ink layer” and electrodes that could, when electricity is applied, be used to display text and images. The full patent is… Continue Reading →
The Supreme People’s Court (the highest court in the mainland area of China) issued a document stating that names of famous people cannot be used as trade marks. The document went on to state that if a trade mark brings… Continue Reading →
UK luxury boutique store Alice Looking filed a trade mark infringement complaint against Disney in the US courts over its registered ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ US trade marks covering: jewellery, stationery, clothing, toys/games and confectionery classes. The Disney film… Continue Reading →
Amazon was recently granted a patent relating to “how autonomous cars navigate reversible lanes”. In the patent, Amazon outlines a roadway management system that can “assign” lanes to autonomous vehicles depending on where the vehicle is going and what would… Continue Reading →
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual index (first compiled in 2007) which ranks countries based on their innovative status. The GII index is based on subjective and objective data from sources including the International Telecommunication Union, the World… Continue Reading →
New York City-based biotech firm AXIM Biotechnologies creates products tailored for the medical marijuana industry. The company has a particular interest in treating neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Research shows certain cannabinoids have excellent anti-inflammatory… Continue Reading →
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