Protecting your intellectual property with blockchain technology?

Protecting your intellectual property with blockchain technology?

As a creative, you probably know how easily someone can steal your content online. Tracking down these copycats is particularly difficult. But enforcing your legal rights as an author is even more difficult: although copyright law protects your work, until now there...

Chanel upside down? Not with the Chinese!

Chanel upside down? Not with the Chinese!

Luxury brands jealously guard their logos and trademarks, which often symbolise luxury, style and exclusivity to millions of people worldwide. No matter how famous and well-known the brand may be, Chanel has experienced first-hand that this reputation does not mean...

About art and its muse: better safe than sorry

About art and its muse: better safe than sorry

Suppose you are an artist. After some googling, you find a beautifully staged original photo of an extremely distinctive plant. You decide to base your new painting on it, and display it at an exhibition. At first glance, you might think there is no problem. However,...

Is there a risk of confusion with trademarks?

Is there a risk of confusion with trademarks?

Do you think someone is infringing on your trademark? Do the 3-step test! Potential confusion is enough to constitute an infringement!   Have you found any similarities? Then there may be trademark infringement. It is important to act - this will prevent your own...

Uit het leven gegrepen: Team Trump boekt de verkeerde Four Seasons

Uit het leven gegrepen: Team Trump boekt de verkeerde Four Seasons

Wilde de Trump-campagne echt Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia boeken en niet het Four Seasons Hotel? En hoe kan één stad twee Four Seasons hebben? Wat de bedoeling was, zullen we wellicht nooit te weten komen. Maar het illustreert een belangrijk principe...