7-Eleven has sued Nike over the Air Max 95 model, which features orange, green and red stripes – colours that have been associated with the retail chain for decades. 🏪🔥
According to 7-Eleven, a similar colour scheme may lead consumers to believe that the trainers were produced as part of an official collaboration between the brands. However, no such agreement exists between the companies.
Fender is escalating the dispute over the Stratocaster’s body shape and has served a cease-and-desist notice on Yamaha. 💥
Interestingly, the case mainly concerns copyright. Previously, a German court had ruled that the distinctive shape of the Stratocaster body constituted a work of applied art eligible for copyright protection.
HBO and the creators of the hit medical drama TV series “The Pitt” are facing a lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement of the legendary 90s TV show “ER”! 📺🩺
Since before the show was released, lawyers for the Michael Crichton Estate alleged that “The Pitt” is derivative of “ER”. 📜⏳
A spicy new move in the beverage world!
The Coca-Cola Company has officially submitted a brand-new trademark application for the word „Spricy” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office!
TikTok Shop has launched TikTok Real – a global intellectual property protection programme designed to support intellectual property rights holders in combating infringements, including the sale of counterfeit goods.
The French court – the Versailles Court of Appeal – ruled that the use of slogans referencing Hermès and Birkin on handbags may infringe trademark rights, even if the message was intended to be humorous. 🇫🇷🏛️ The case concerned handbags bearing slogans such as ‘My Hermès is at home’ and ‘While waiting for My Birkin’. 👜💬
Can fashion be toxic? According to the latest report on the SHEIN brand, the answer is yes.
Research has shown that dangerous chemicals have been detected in some of the clothes sold by SHEIN — including children’s clothing – in concentrations exceeding the limits set by the European Union.
Florida Governor just signed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump – but there’s a massive legal twist!
Trouble in the pop world! 💥 Taylor Swift is being sued by Las Vegas showgirl Maren Wade who claims singer’s latest album infringes on her established brand. 🎰⚖️
Wade, who has performed “Confessions of a Showgirl” since 2014, alleges that Swift’s 2025 album “Life of a Showgirl” creates the same “overall commercial impression” and targets the same audience. 💃📸
WHO WILL TAKE OVER ‘TWITTER’? 🐦⚖️
Following Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter to ‘X’, things have become really interesting around the old trademarks! 🔄📉
Due to the rebranding, some of the trademarks associated with the ‘Twitter’ brand may have been abandoned or are at least no longer in active use – and this opens the door for other entities. 🚪🔓
