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Lawyer Pounds Streets to Help Hospice

Mark Shipley, managing director of intellectual property law specialists Shipley Solicitors, will be taking part in this year's New York Marathon to raise money for Claire House Children's Hospice...

Reported in the Liverpool Daily Post.

28 October 2008



Star Wars Comment

In 1976 the then unknown George Lucas appointed Andrew Ainsworth to create the 'Stormtrooper' costumes for the Star Wars film.  No formal contract existed between Lucasfilm and Ainsworth as to the ownership of the intellectual property ('IP') rights of the costumes.

By 2008, Star Wars merchandising has generated an estimated £6 billion, with both Ainsworth and Lucasfilm claiming IP rights in the iconic “Stormtrooper” costumes...

Reported in the Liverpool Daily Post.

 

22 September 2008



Commercial Property Viewpoint

Tough market conditions have a way of making people more litigious – a point both developers and architects should keep in mind when changing project teams...

Reported in the Liverpool Daily Post.

20 September 2008



Barbie vs. Bratz

A Liverpool lawyer has warned local companies how the huge US copyright battle raging between doll makers Mattel and MGA should not be ignored as irrelevant to them...

01 August 2008



Airline Network

Liverpool’s intellectual property law specialist, Shipley Solicitors, has struck a blow for companies that suffer from domain name squatting...

Reported in the Liverpool Daily Post.

12 July 2008



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