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Suffolk University Law School IP Center, Fourth Annual Intellectual Property & Innovation Conference

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Design patents play a role when we have them, typically a handbag/jewelry/diamond cuts/chain designs/shoes. Issue: legal is often the last to know of new designs, so you need to know before the design is launched: need to explain that legal needs to be part of the process. Apple v Samsung changed perceptions.

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From Fruit to Fortune: Appleā€™s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

Apple has become one of the largest companies globally due to its strategic use of intellectual property rights. This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. ” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no ā€œone size fits allā€ when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. 1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Scenario 2: Protecting Novel Designs by Patent.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part I ā€“ Trademarks

LexBlog IP

.” This four-part miniseries of posts provides a birds-eye view of protections available in China for two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) design elements of products or packaging under trademark, copyright, design patent, and anti-unfair competition laws. Design Patent (overall design; partial claiming).

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WIPIP, Concurrent Session #1, Design

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When Design Within Reach started, it said in its 2007 10K: ā€œour competitors believe they have exclusive rightsā€ in some of their proudcts, including some of their best selling items, which were reproductions. and design patents were hard to get/not as valuable at the time. In the 1960s, preemption was big (Sears v.

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