Dul Mulok and Campak Darat Kamboja Besaot have become the Communal Intellectual Property (KIK) of Belitung. Dul Mulok is a performing art with a comedy while Cambodian Besaot Measles is a dance.
Read MoreMusician Ed Sheeran has won a copyright lawsuit over his song “Shape of You”. UK High Court ruled on Wednesday (6 April) that he had not plagiarised Sami Chokri's "Oh Why"
Read MoreIndra Lesmana recently filed a lawsuit against two record labels, namely Union Artis and SMD Records. He accused the two labels of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday (16 March) in the Central Jakarta Commercial Court
Read MoreShein is facing another art theft allegation. This time, the online fashion retailer is accused of stealing Vanessa Bowman’s painting. Without noticing Bowman, Shein went on to use the painting for its £17 Christmas jumper
Read MoreDua Lipa, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are facing copyright lawsuits. Dua Lipa is hit with two copyright lawsuits over her 2020 hit “Levitating”. Last week, Florida-based reggae band Artikal Sound System sued the singer
Read MoreCartier recently filed a lawsuit accusing its jeweller rival Tiffany & Co. of stealing trade secrets pertaining to its most exclusive products. According to the lawsuit that was filed in New York court, Tiffany & Co. hired Cartier’s former junior manager
Read MoreNike last Friday (1 February) filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court accusing sneaker and apparel online marketplace StockX of selling unauthorised Nike products as NFTs which infringes its trademark
Read MorePharrell Williams donned bejewelled tear-shaped sunglasses custom-designed by Tiffany & Co which “Tiffany and I are engaged”. The collaboration got called out as people accused them of copying
Read MoreWalmart reportedly has filed several trademarks that indicate its metaverse venture plan. The big-box retailer filed seven trademarks, including for concepts such as “virtual goods” across product categories
Read MoreSouth Korean game developer Krafton, the creator of PUBG, filed a lawsuit on 10 January in a Los Angeles federal court. The lawsuit alleges that Garena's Free Fire and Free Fire Max games copy numerous aspects of PUBG
Read MoreHermès has filed a lawsuit against MetaBirkins NFT creator Mason Rothschild. Hermès claims that Rothschild’s “widespread use of the MetaBirkins mark constitutes trademark infringement and dilution”
Read MoreNike last Wednesday (5 January) filed a lawsuit against sports apparel brand Lululemon, accusing the brand of patent infringement over Lululemon’s Mirror Home Gym.
Read MoreSri Lanka recently registered sasando with the World Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (WIPO).
Read MoreTourist attraction Rabbit Town Bandung was found guilty of plagiarism. The accusation was filed by Nancy J. Rubins, the wife of Chris Burden, the late artist who designed the Urban Lights installation
Read MoreTourist attraction Rabbit Town Bandung was found guilty of plagiarism.
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