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Hooters restaurants are set to undergo a rebrand to a ‘neighborhood place’ for families

The new Hooters CEO, as well as the original owners, reacquired the brand’s intellectual property in the fall, with plans to ‘re-Hooterize’ the chain

The Independent UK

'Family-Friendly' Hooters Rebranding: Boss Swaps 'Oversexualised' Gear For Kids Menu

Hooters is rebranding to a family-friendly image by revamping uniforms and menu items, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reacquisition of intellectual property by its founders.

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s rumored prenup sparks massive online debate ahead of wedding

Reports surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce suggest the celebrity couple may sign a prenuptial agreement featuring strict confidentiality and intellectual property clauses ahead of their rumored summer wedding. Legal experts believe the agreement could include NDAs, mediation requirements, and protections surrounding Swift’s music catalog and creative work. Online discussions…

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Clarivate's IPfolio and Renewal Services Selected by IGT

LONDON, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced that IPfolio has been selected by IGT, a global leader in gaming, as its IP management platform, along with Clarivate patent annuity and trademark renewal services, to support the management of its…

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Entrepreneurs offered intellectual property training

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) is working with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion to host a training programme on intellectual property and branding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Bangkok Post

AI helping India's engineering hubs generate IP faster, Daimler Truck executive says

Indian engineering hubs for global firms are accelerating intellectual property generation and mitigating supply chain risks, according to a Daimler Truck executive. AI is further speeding up innovation and engineering work, as companies increasingly rely on local hubs for product development. This trend is also influencing hiring, with a growing…

The Economic Times

Sony Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Sony (NYSE:SONY) reported record annual sales and operating profit for fiscal 2025 while outlining a corporate strategy centered on entertainment, intellectual property, creation technology and artificial intelligence. Hiroki Totoki, Sony Group Corporation’s president and CEO, said the company had

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Allu Arjun’s Raaka Is Copying Pushpa Character Branding Strategy

The upcoming pan-India film Raaka, starring Allu Arjun and directed by Atlee, has already become one of the most talked-about projects in Indian cinema even before its full release. The buzz is not only about its scale, cast, or visuals, but about a deliberate creative strategy that closely mirrors the…

Times Life

QuickLogic Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) reported higher first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue and reiterated expectations for strong full-year growth, as management highlighted progress in radiation-hardened FPGA products, embedded FPGA intellectual property and chiplet-related opportunities. President and Chief Exec

MarketBeat

Don't Care Bears and Intellectual Property Law

From Judge Arun Subramanian (S.D.N.Y.) Wednesday in Those Characters from Cleveland, LLC v. Schedule A Defendants: [P]laintiff has failed to… The post Don't Care Bears and Intellectual Property Law appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Churchill Downs strikes $85m deal for Preakness intellectual property rights

The owner of the Kentucky Derby will acquire the IP tied to the Preakness amid amid broader questions about the future of the Triple Crown schedule

The Guardian - US

Supermicro 'committed to protecting America’s advanced technologies and intellectual property' as investigation into former employees over alleged AI tech shipments to China begins

Everyone wants a slice of the multi-billion-dollar AI pie.

PC Gamer

Bambu Lab Settles with Pop Mart over Labubu IP Theft, publicly apologizes — 'problematic content' fully removed from MakerWorld 3D printing platform

Bambu Lab struck a deal with toymaker Pop Mart over the intellectual property dispute of Labubu fan art on its file-sharing site MakerWorld.

Tom’s Hardware

US Senators Demand Shutdown of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Over Copyright Violations

American senators urge ByteDance to shut down its AI app, Seedance 2.0, over copyright infringement concerns, threatening legal action.

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Jo Malone sued by Estee Lauder group over use of her own name in Zara collaboration

Malone sold her eponymous fragrance brand to Estee Lauder in 1999

Axios

How Ryan Coogler is rewriting Hollywood's ownership playbook

What "Sinners" tells us about the future of intellectual property in film.

Reason

X and XXX (but No XX): No Revenge Porn Liability for X Based on X User's Alleged Illegal Posting of Commercial Porn Depicting Plaintiff

From today's order by Chief Judge Reed O'Connor (N.D. Tex.) in Doe v. X Corp.: [The federal] Non-Consensual Intimate Image… The post X and XXX (but No XX): No Revenge Porn Liability for X Based on X User's Alleged Illegal Posting of Commercial Porn Depicting Plaintiff appeared first on Reason.com.

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China's AI rise rattles Hollywood

ByteDance's new video tool ignites a fight over intellectual property.

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Times Life

Why Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella and Shantanu Narayen Built Their Careers Outside India

When Indians see familiar names leading companies like Google, Microsoft and Adobe, pride feels natural. These leaders were educated in Indian institutions, shaped by Indian classrooms and mentors. Yet their rise to the top happened thousands of miles away. To understand why, we must look not at emotion, but at…

Euronews

ByteDance says it will add safeguards to AI video tool Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

After facing mounting pressure from Hollywood alongside legal threats from Disney, ByteDance moves to tighten safeguards on its AI video app, Seedance 2.0.

RideApart

Sur-Ron Wins Copyright Suit Against Talaria, Chinese Copycats Beware

Sur-Ron was awarded $10 million after winning an intellectual property infringement case against Talaria. But this is more than a criminal case; it's a case of revenge.

Evening Standard

Michael Flatley borrowed to fund ‘Monaco millionaire’ lifestyle, court hears

Lawyers representing Flatley in the fight to clear an interim injunction said he had secured half a million euros ‘overnight’ to end the case.

MyLifeXP

India-EU Trade Deal: 9 Shocking Changes That Could Change India's Future

After nearly two decades of talks, India and the European Union (EU) have finalized a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that promises to transform trade, industry, and business in India. The deal covers goods, services, investment, and market access on an unprecedented scale, creating one of the largest trade partnerships…

Evening Standard

Injunction is bid to ‘control’ Flatley’s role in Lord Of The Dance, court told

Lawyers representing the dancer said the company blocking him from creative involvement with his stage show is ‘nothing more than a management agent’.

Fortune

The Nobel Prize winners have a lesson for us all

I'm the former director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Nobel winners show strong patent systems directly fuel economic growth.

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