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Star Wars costume battle
Thursday, 10 April 2008
Star Wars Episode VII is to take place in London. In the latest intergalactic saga, the High Court is being asked to rule on the rights in the storm troopers’ body armour and helmets.
Patent auction draws in big numbers
Tuesday, 08 April 2008
A recent patent portfolio which covered an online authentication system for consumers auction held by Ocean Tomo IP Auction reached as high as $ 1.1 million dollars.
Clubs to face hefty music copyright fees increase
Sunday, 06 April 2008
The Australian Hotels Association wants urgent talks with the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia, which represents big record labels, for an assurance the rise in music licence fees for...
US 'Superman' copyright to be shared
Tuesday, 01 April 2008
The U.S. copyright for the "Superman" will no longer be the sole property of Time Warner thanks to a federal judge's ruling last week.
Avistar to cut jobs due to Microsoft's patent challenge
Friday, 28 March 2008
Avistar said it will cut its work force by about 25 percent due in large part to Microsoft's recent challenge to all of Avistar's U.S. patents through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (...
Polo loses trademark logo case
Saturday, 08 March 2008
Polo Ralph Lauren cannot stop the United States Polo Association and its merchandising partner, Jordache Ltd., from using logos that resemble its famous trademark of a polo player hitting a ball. ...

Police seize 1,000 hams with fake trademarks
Monday, 03 March 2008
Italian police have confiscated about 1,000 hams because the meat was branded with fake Parma prosciutto trademarks, author...
Major labels to face lawsuits from artists
Monday, 03 March 2008
Some of the biggest names in music have not seen any money from copyright infringement settlements and they are considering...
Judge gets fed up and overturned a jury's $51 million verdict
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
U.S. District Senior Judge Richard P. Matsch, a federal judge got so fed up by the conduct of two highly regarded trial att...
Songwriters voice approval for $5 Internet fee
Friday, 22 February 2008
In an unsurprising but still insane move, the Songwriters Association of Canada wants to see every Canadian's monthly I...
Patent troll sues cable operators
Sunday, 17 February 2008
A suburban Philadelphia patent troll is trying to force large cable operators and major broadcasters to pay substantial lic...
Sotheby wins Chinese trademark case
Friday, 15 February 2008
International auction house Sotheby's won a Chinese trademark infringement case against Sichuan 'Su Fu Bi'. This ...
Big Pharma's patent problems
Thursday, 07 February 2008
What's bad news for Big Pharma can be good news for your wallet. In 2008 more than 10 top-selling drugs will lose patent ...
Taiwan piracy group sentenced to 4 years in prison
Monday, 04 February 2008
Between 1997 and 2003, Huang Jer-sheng, owner of the Taipei-based distributor Maximus Technology, and his associates wer...
Mounties seize hair raising counterfeits
Saturday, 02 February 2008
The RCMP have seized more than 4,500 counterfeit flatirons as well as fashion accessories passed off as Chanel and Gucci, ...