Intellectual Property News Roundup 49. Bringing the best from the web.
Grumpy Cat takes beverage company to court over potential infringement. ‘Bah! Humbug!’.
Christmas shoppers have been told to bin self-combusting hoverboards.
Sticking with the festive theme, we wish you a Merry ‘Swiftmas’ (or maybe not).
But we can now wish a ‘Happy Birthday to You’, as the well-known song is back in the public domain.
On another subject, Twitter has applied to trademark the word ‘subtweet’.
Nintendo have filed a patent for a multifunctional console in a move away from the Wii U.
As the Apple vs. Samsung battle continues, Samsung has appealed to the Supreme Court.
In light of the hotly anticipated ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, we find ourselves asking ‘could we create a laser as powerful as the Death Star’s’ – science says maybe.
Sticking with the space theme, astronaut Tim Peake made history this month by being the first British man to board the International Space Station.