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18/08/16
3nder rebranded as “Feeld” as Tinder lawsuit continues
Everyone’s favourite dating app saga continues. Back in May we informed you the owners of dating app Tinder, Match Group, launched a trade mark infringement action in the UK against new competitor 3nder. Whilst tinder focuses on individuals finding another individual, 3nder widens its scope to focus on individuals and couples seeking threesomes. Tinder are...
15/08/16
Telstra’s ‘Go To Rio’ campaign cleared by the Federal Court
With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games underway, many have been caught up in the hype and excitement of the world’s biggest sporting event. However, Telstra’s Olympic fever landed them in Federal Court with the Australian Olympic Committee (‘AOC’), which alleged Telstra had engaged in ambush marketing in its recent ‘Go To Rio’ campaign and associated...
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05/08/16
Getty in trouble!
Getty Images, a US stock photo agency, which acquires and supplies images, illustrations and stock film footage to various businesses and consumers, has again found itself the subject of another lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement. Last week, on 25 July 2016, photographer Carol M. Highsmith filed a claim in the US District Court of the...
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03/08/16
No Olympics ambush by Telstra
On Friday 29 July 2016, the Federal Court handed down its decision in the Australian Olympic Committee’s (‘AOC’) case against Telstra in light of Telstra’s unauthorised and misleading Olympic themed “Go to Rio” advertisements. AOC relied on section 36 of the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 (‘OIPA’), alleging that Telstra had infringed this section which...
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29/07/16
Burberry sues rapper/producer Burberry Perry for trade mark infringement
On Tuesday, Burberry filed trade mark infringement proceedings in New York against rapper and producer Burberry Perry, seeking immediate injunctive relief against the artist’s use of any and all associations with the company, including his stage name. The rapper, whose real name is Perry Moise, adopted Burberry Perry as his stage name and has used...
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28/07/16
Who’ll win the Crown? Packer vs Intercontinental in dispute over ‘Crown Resorts’
The long running dispute between James Packer’s Crown Resorts group and the InterContinental Hotels Group intensified recently with IHG launching an opposition to Crown Resorts’ philanthropic arm trading as ‘Crown Resorts Foundation’. At heart is a dispute over Packer’s use of the Crown Resorts name. Back in 2013, Crown Limited changed its name to Crown...
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27/07/16
Leo Burnett Malaysia faces copyright infringement claim over successful ‘Rubber Boy’ film
Leo Burnett Malaysia is exploring its legal options after Malaysia director Tan Chui Mui recently began making very public allegations of copying over social media. Using the hashtag #LeoburnettPlagiarism, Tan alleged that she pitched the idea and story for Rubber boy to the agency back in 2014. It was rejected by the agency at the...
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