12 Brand Names That Became Generic
Good branding will take your business far. But how far is too far? Have you ever called an item by a name without thinking twice? …
Category: Intellectual Property
Juventus Striker Paulo Dybala Resolves Image Rights Dispute
(image: SkySports) The Argentinan foward reaches conclusion to longstanding image rights case with former agent Pierpaolo Triulzi. Dybala is expected to pay an estimated sum …
Apple Loses Appeal in VirnetX Patent Dispute, Set To Pay $503 Million
A jury in Texas has denied Apple Inc’s appeal to reduce the $502.8 million award to VirnetX Holding Corp in a 10-year long patent infringement …
Double Trouble: Bintai Kinden’s partner Generex files trademark and patent for COVID-19 vaccine
Latest news reports suggests Bintai Kinden Corporation Bhd’s partner Generex Biotechnology Corporation has filed for a trademark for its il-Key vaccine, also dubbed as ‘The …
Nicki Minaj To Pay $450,000 to Tracy Chapman In Copyright Infringement Case
Trinidadian-American female rapper Nicki Minaj, renowned for her hits ‘Super Bass’ and ‘Anaconda’, will be set to pay Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman $450,000 to settle …
International Classification News for 2021
As 2020 comes to an end and 2021 rolls around, the updated versions of international classifications for trademarks, patents and industrial designs, also known as …
Intellectual Property Strategies and FinTech: Part 2
In our previous article, we discussed how trademark and copyright protection can benefit FinTech companies. Read here to find out more. Industrial Designs Industrial designs …
Spotify Files for Plagiarism Detector Patent
The future of songwriting may be forever changed. Music copyright lawsuits are no stranger to anyone in the music industry. Spotify’s new technological interface may …
Intellectual Property Strategies and FinTech
Intellectual Property and FinTech: How do they interact and how can IP help FinTech startups and companies? What is FinTech? Derived from the words ‘finance’ …
It ends with an ‘Oof’: Copyright Dispute Over Famous Sound Comes to an End for Roblox
Online game platform Roblox has settled a copyright dispute with game creator Tommy Tallarico over the well-known ‘oof’ sound that has grown to be integral …