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30 October 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

Six spooktacular Halloween stories

While Halloween may be held behind closed doors this year, in the world of IP there is still plenty to keep us up at night. Disputes over costumes, horror films, and vampire wine are just some of the killer stories we spotted. Read on if you dare...

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Playboy sues over bunny Halloween costumes
28 October 2020   Playboy is suing online retailer Fashion Nova over Halloween costumes which the media company says are unauthorised copies of its ‘Playboy Bunny’ trademark.
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Warner Bros sues over paranormal tapes
23 January 2020   Warner Bros Entertainment is suing a Canadian woman it says is the “architect” of a fraudulent enterprise distributing unlicensed works related to the late paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.


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