Cofemel – Sociedade de Vestuário SA v G-Star Raw. Background Since the 1990’s G-Star has been the proprietor or exclusive licence holder of trade marks including G-STAR, G-STAR RAW, G-STAR DENIM RAW, GS-RAW and RAW with jeans, tops and other clothing known under the design name ARC and ROWDY. Cofemel similarly makes clothing and produces …
Sampling in the music industry – a hard Kraft to master
On 29th July 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment (click here for full judgement) in response to a referral from the German national courts on the sampling of part of a 1977 Kraftwerk song, “Metall auf Metall”. In a long running claim by two members of Kraftwerk against German …
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EU Copyright Directive – Is this the answer or will it leave creatives worse off?
Our interaction with the internet is an all-time high and as consumers reliance on it for delivery of services and products and for income generation continues to increase. The monetisation of IP throughout internet usage has increased exponentially in recent times and so the protection required for consumers and creatives has undergone a much needed …
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“Are you…threatening me?”
Paul Motion considers the new law on Unjustified Threats in relation to intellectual property actions. Threatening to sue for alleged infringements of trade marks, design rights and patents could spectacularly backfire. Under the old law any person who was “aggrieved by” an “Unjustified Threat” to bring such proceedings could themselves sue the person making that …