A trade mark dispute has arisen between Iceland (think volcanoes and glaciers) and Iceland (think chicken drumsticks and fish fingers). Since 9 December 2014, Iceland Foods has held an EU trade mark for the word ICELAND in connection with various types of food and drink and the provision…
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL IP & IT on 31 October 2016. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. IP & IT analysis: A number of technology companies recently formed a ‘Partnership on AI’ which aims to deal with questions of ethics and best practice surrounding developments in artificial intelligence (AI). Piers Strickland, partner at…
Melania Trump found herself at the centre of a plagiarism row in July 2016 after it was suggested that a section of her speech at the Republican Convention had been lifted verbatim from a speech delivered by Michelle Obama at the Democratic Convention in 2008. Many Democrats were…