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TTAB Reverses Functionality Refusal of Rocking Chair Design But Finds Acquired Distinctiveness Lacking

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Applying the Morton-Norwich factors, and giving some weight to applicant's design patents, the Board concluded that the USPTO failed to make a prima facie case of functionality. JBL pointed to its ownership of seven design patents for rocking chairs of the same or a very similar configuration.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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” [1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. The application process for a design patent is simple. ” [8].

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

1] The best part about a copyright is that its registration is typically inexpensive and straightforward. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. The application process for a design patent is simple.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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