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Puma v/ EUIPO: Posts on celebrity's social media accounts may constitute early disclosure of a registered design

The IPKat

A famous Kat Facts Puma SE filed an application to register a Community design on 26 July 2016. The design represents different views of a trainer, falling within class 02-04 of the Locarno Agreement. Handelsmaatschappij J. On 21 April 2021, Puma SE appealed against the decision of the Invalidity Division.

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Caddo v. Siemens: Microsoft Settlement Covers Downstream Use and No Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parent

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch A short non-precedential opinion from the Federal Circuit provides guidance on two key issues: (1) downstream non-party reliance upon settlement agreements; and (2) personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations. 117 (2014). Siemens Industry, Inc. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (AG) , Nos. 2022-1623, -1624 (Fed.

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The Design Law Treaty and the Struggle for International Harmonization of Industrial Design Protection

Patently-O

By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. In the US, these are design patent rights. ” Several years ago, the US implemented the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague System).

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You Can't Claw Back an Expired Claim

BYU Copyright Blog

Price argues that in 2009, he created an artistic graphic design to print on shorts for his two sons. His artistic design was not registered with the United States Copyright Office until August 2022 when he obtained certification and named the work as MCLAW DESIGN. Amended Complaint pg.

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Enhancing Access to Justice: Artificial Intelligence is Here to Help

IPilogue

5] The design of the JPES is that of an ‘intelligent questionnaire’ interface. [6] 2014) 51 Osgoode Hall L.J. Darin Thompson proposes the adoption of a basic AI technology, with the simple goal of helping individuals he refers to as “non-expert users” to manage disputes and the justice system in general more effectively. [4]

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Review of the “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” Netflix Documentary

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Leonard turned down a $1M settlement offer because he really, really wanted the jet. The ad designers had initially storyboarded a 700M point price tag for the Harrier jet, but during ad review, someone said that number was too hard to read, so two zeros got dropped to make it less cluttered. Ah, youthful exuberance.

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Patent Law at the Supreme Court February 2022

Patently-O

20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The settlement also included a license to thousands of Qualcomm patents. The fourth and final case with a pending CVSG is Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. , Patreon, Inc., Daktronics, Inc., Daktronics, Inc.