Tugce Kucukali is an IPilogue Writer and incoming LL.M Candidate at University of British Columbia. Under European Union trademark law, a trademark registration filed in bad faith may be…
Tag: Banksy
Banksy Tried to Play the IP System – and it Backfired
It may be easier than you think to legally capitalize on the images of the well-known – yet anonymous – British graffiti artist “Banksy.” The artist has obtained trademarks for…
Is Copyright Still for Losers? The EUIPO Declares Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” Trademark Invalid
It all started with a bouquet of flowers: a bundle of blooms to be hurled by a bandana-clad figure, as stencilled along the wall of a garage. Over the last…