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Over the last few days many media outlets have reported that Bruce Willis sold the rights to use his face to Deepcake, a deepfake company. The reports are, however, fake. A spokesperson for Bruce Willis said there was “no partnership or agreement ” with Deepcake. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to create astonishingly realistic videos which look and sound like the real thing. The commercial implications are significant. The technology opens new revenue streams including for those celebrities noContinue reading “Reports about Bruce Willis selling the rights to his face to a Deep Fake Company are Fake News”

Michael Kors fails to stop ‘Micarel Kmor’ trademark UK IP Office holds there is no likelihood of confusion Case comes after Sex & the City shoe designer Manolo Blahnikwins 22-year legal fight over China trademark ANDREW EBORN – RIGHTING WRONGS GET IN TOUCH Andrew believes that there are many injustices which do not get the media attention they deserve, or indeed desperately need the oxygen of publicity for their cause.  This is where Andrew hopesContinue reading “Eborn Legal Review w/c 30th September 2022”

The decision comes after the recent victory of Sex & the City shoe designer Manolo Blahnik who won a 22-year legal fight over China trademark.   Manolo Blahnik, Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand, won the right to use his name in China for the first time, paving the way for the brand’s expansion. Monolo Blahnik started his business in London in 1971 and became a household name through HBO’s SexContinue reading “Sex & the City shoe designer Manolo Blahnik victory in 22-year legal fight over China trademark.”

Michael Kors fails to stop ‘Micarel Kmor’ trademark UK IP Office holds there is no likelihood of confusion Case comes after Sex & the City shoe designer Manolo Blahnikwins 22-year legal fight over China trademark Michael Kors (Switzerland) International GmbH, the luxury brand, has failed in its attempt to invalidate the trademark “Micarel Kmor”. Hong Kong company, UK MK INT’L LIMITED, registered the words “MACAREL KMOR” in various classes including for cosmetics and perfumes (ClassContinue reading “On your marks – handbags at dawn: Michael Kors fails to stop ‘Micarel Kmor’ Trademark”

Failure to comply with Advertising Standards Authority Claims regarding nutritional benefits in breach of rules An advertising campaign for Ramsay’s Gin, a collaboration between Gordon Ramsay and Eden Mill St Andrews, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. Eden Mill describes its Ramsay’s Gin as sustainably sourced with ingredients from the Scottish coastline. A social media post stated that honeyberries grown in fields a few miles away from the Eden Mill distillery near StContinue reading “Gordon Ramsay’s Gin Ad Banned – It’s not Gordon’s !”