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Taylor Swift moves to dismiss "Showgirl" trademark lawsuit, calls amended claims "absurd"
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (786+ words) Taylor Swift's legal team has filed a second motion to dismiss the trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Las Vegas performer Maren Flagg over the branding of The Life of a Showgirl. The motion, filed on Tuesday (June 30) in the US…...
easy Group v Cubico: IPEC dismisses trade mark claim against Easy Bathrooms and rejects 'easy' family of marks
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (464+ words) Find the knowledge you need from the SJ library of over 20, 000 legal articles Informing the legal profession since 1856. " 2026 Solicitors Journal in partnership with the International In-house Counsel Journal ISSN 0038-1047 " Images: Freepix, Unsplash and by permission of the authors IPEC dismisses…...
Copyright Board Raises Alarm Over Embezzlement of Ksh 5. 5 M in Artists" Royalties
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (387+ words) The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has flagged the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) for allegedly embezzling more than Ksh5. 5 million in royalty funds, raising concerns for artists and other rights holders licensed under the organisation. According to a public notice…...
Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (162+ words) Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office MLex Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law Qualyst Transporter wins patent remand dispute against Indian Patent Office Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today…...
Australian Artists Press Government on Copyright and AI
19+ hour, 51+ min ago (227+ words) Australia's creative and media leaders have headed to parliament to call on the Albanese Government to hold firm on its existing copyright framework." Australian artists, authors, and creators gathered at Parliament House yesterday (July 1st) to call on the government to…...
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (162+ words) Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures MLex Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law Fraunhofer Gesellschaft loses India biomass patent fight over disclosure failures Prepare for tomorrow's regulatory change, today…...
Delhi HC restrains Ilaiyaraaja from broadcasting songs from 134 films in Saregama copyright dispute
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (343+ words) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) ruled in favour of music label Saregama India Ltd. in its copyright dispute with composer Ilaiyaraaja, restraining him from broadcasting or communicating the songs in question from 134 films dating back to 1976, till further…...
The Delhi High Court on July 1, 2026 refused to lift the interim injunction favoring Saregama India in its copyright battle with Ilaiyaraaja.
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (212+ words) Delhi HC Upholds Saregama's Rights in Ilaiyaraaja Dispute Cine Josh Delhi HC Upholds Saregama's Rights in Ilaiyaraaja Dispute The Delhi High Court on July 1, 2026 refused to lift the interim injunction favoring Saregama India in its copyright battle with Ilaiyaraaja. The…...
Australian creatives call on Parliament to "hold firm"
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (473+ words) Australian artists and organisations representing them have urged the Albanese Government to resist Big Tech's pushback on copyright laws. Australian artists, writers and media figures have taken the fight against artificial intelligence to Parliament House this week. Leading arts figures…...
N98. 5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement
12+ hour, 17+ min ago (460+ words) LAGOS "A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has encouraged parties in a high-stakes N98. 5 billion patent infringement suit involving Enterprise Logistics Speciale Limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, NIBSS, and Avanage Nigeria Limited to…...