Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit is set to consider the use of terms like “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive” in commercial advertising can be actionable under § 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act when their use is not entirely accurate. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Patent 113

IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Article 2.4

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Design Patent Designs Design Patent 57

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. Adidas reportedly intends to take advantage of its design rights by selling the Yeezy sneakers using its own branding.

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Business Contracts Branding Brands 131

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Other examples: design patent, as Sarah Burstein has writte n. We know that automated systems designed to flag infringements get lots of false positives b/c they can’t recognize fair use; may also be false negatives, though that’s not the focus. NYU Press, 2016). The judge isn’t hearing that they’re not counterfeiters.

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Fair Use Branding Brands Branding 45

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8]. .”

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52

Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 40

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

CCI , the Delhi High Court held that Chapter XVI of the Patents Act is a complete code in itself and overrides the Competition Act, 2002. The judgement was passed collectively in an appeal against 4 orders (two impugning the 2016 Ericsson v. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. In Microsoft v.

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