By knowing a lot of values can potentially reside in an IP, Conor McGregor successfully leveraged his brand’s exclusivity into millions of dollars. He gained more than a dozen of federal Trademark registrations. But his Trademark journey has not always been easy.
Fans were shocked when the endearing bear “Winnie the Pooh” will make a bizarre cameo as a serial killer in the upcoming indie horror movie titled “Winnie the Pooh : Blood and Honey”. But what just happen and why is this horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey legally allowed to be made now? Will Disney be taking any actions toward this?
“Facebook, Inc. and Gucci America, Inc. sued an individual in the United States District Court, Northern District of California for breach of Facebook and Instagram’s Terms and infringement of Gucci’s intellectual property rights. Specifically, the defendant used multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts to evade Facebook’s enforcement efforts and continue to promote the sale of counterfeit...
If you think that your industrial design is unique and has commercial potential, understand 5 things about IDR in Malaysia before registering for IP protection.
By ensuring that they have control over as many parts of their persona as possible in the marketplace, clearly reserves them exclusive rights towards such a mark and a formal upper hand in any legal dispute.
The development of intellectual property (IP) assets is crucial to an entity’s innovation, competitiveness, and sustained growth. It allows IP owners to analyze the appropriate measures based on their strengths and limitations for each opportunity to be leveraged as another source of revenue. While it strengthens overall profits, it may also diversify risk considering the...
Following the controversial "McDonald’s" infringement in Russia, it will come as no surprise if Russia continues to allow the Intellectual Property infringement, and apparently, Russia has targeted the popular British cartoon “Peppa Pig” as well as other international brands from the so-called "unfriendly countries.
Unlike many other countries, Malaysia only has 2 types of Patents that entail different benefits and functions. Understand the exception loss of novelty if your Patent has been disclosed right before your Patent application and many more.
Did you know that there are various elements of a brand that can be protected as a Trademark? A Trademark exclusively identifies a product as belonging to a specific business that is recognizable from its logos, colors, symbols and many more. Registering a Trademark not only guarantees its exclusiveness but also signifies familiarity of a brand with its features that are registered.
One thing people should be clear is, Copyright existed automatically in an original work of authorship. But enforcing the exclusive rights of Copyright through litigation will allow Copyright owners to ascertain their protection if it involves infringement cases.
