Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Can you copyright product designs and shapes? Copyright registrations, therefore, may help to protect the 2-dimensional artwork of a design, the 3-dimensional shape of a product or a combination of both. Can you copyright 2-dimensional design? Varsity Brands. Need copyright registrations for your product designs?

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for a new product that might be considered somewhat similar to existing products. It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

French fashion brand Jean Paul Gaultier’s garments featuring Botticelli’s Birth of Venus are heading off the rack and to legal battle. In April 2022 , Uffizi sent a cease-and-desist in response to Jean Paul Gaultier’s current use of the Birth of Venus , but the fashion brand never replied and continued its unauthorized use. .

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and Industrial design. Industrial Design.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and design rights. Design Rights.

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Art Law Journal

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Pricing and selling is an often unclear formula with a complex set of variables including time, expertise, personal brand strength, overhead expenses, market demand, and industry standards. A graphic designer shouldn’t penalize themselves for efficiency and instead should set prices for specific services rendered based on market standards.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

These NFT drops offer valuable learning lessons which every NFT project, brand, and company must consider before launching their NFTs project. These two projects offer a roadmap for any company, brand, or agency looking to launch an NFT project. The “Crypto Punk” brand name is a trademark.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On the occasion of the opening of a new store in NY, the well-known clothing brand created a collection of NFTs based on digital copies of works of famous artists such as Miró, Tàpies and Barceló, incorporating various outfits of the collection available at the store, to be displayed in the Decentraland Metaverse, at the coordinates 16.78

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past year, I've carefully followed the increase in litigation brought by artists against retailers — clothing brands, automotive brands, and food and beverage chains — for the alleged copying of their distinctive artwork in fashion designs and marketing campaigns.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

District Court, Central District of California, on June 15 suing Shein for over $100 million in damages for unauthorized reproductions of her artwork “One is good, more is better.”. In 2019, Mollman registered this artwork with the U.S. Copyright Office and included Copyright Management Information (CMI) on her artwork.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While these sorts of objects typically aren’t themselves eligible for copyright protection, they often contain pictures or designs which are protectable. Case in point is a recent ruling out of the Central District of California involving clothing brand Deadly Doll. Vila’s Motion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

On the other end are brick and mortar stores that sell trademark-infringing items directly to consumers, regardless of whether the stores design or manufacture those items. It also sells a similar type of product – various other items bearing DeYoung’s artwork and mark including beach towels, pillows, tapestries, puzzles, and pouches.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Justice Kagan writing for the Court held that the First Amendment does not give infringers license to trade on the goodwill or dilute the trademark of a brand owner under the guise of free expression. Fair use, the Court held simply does not apply when using a mark as a designation source for the person’s own goods or services. “In

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 8, 2023

Justice Kagan writing for the Court held that the First Amendment does not give infringers license to trade on the goodwill or dilute the trademark of a brand owner under the guise of free expression. ” Fair use, the Court held simply does not apply when using a mark as a designation source for the person’s own goods or services.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. NFTs are unique tokens based on blockchain technology and used as digital assets.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Brand owners have already begun to catch up. Other brand owners have been fighting back infringers, commentators and/or parodists as in the METABIRKINS saga.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

The highly anticipated jury verdict in the Hermès litigation over MetaBirkins NFTs has some important takeaways for both artists and sellers of NFTs as well as brand owners. Below are some takeaways for both artists and sellers of NFTs, as well as brand owners. That is not true. ” Trademarks are more than words or logos.

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Art Law Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Ad agencies are the powerhouses behind campaigns used by organizations, brands, and even individual people. This pitch includes the objective of the campaign, the style sheet or brand guidelines, the look and feel of the campaign (including scripts), and needs across photos, illustrations, and videos.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. The original creator of the NFT can still retain copyright and reproduction rights, just like any piece of physical artwork. Any individual can buy an artwork print, but only one person owns the original piece.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 26, 2023

These are the visual features that would have been appropriate for design patent protection. The artwork also met the second condition since you could imagine removing the decorations and applying them to another medium. Notice I said ornamental features, not ornamental products. Not every visual feature will be copyrightable.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. According to SSPL, this practice was dishonest as it could make NTC benefit from the reputation and goodwill of SSPL’s brand name. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label. Defendant’s Response.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. This type of Intellectual Property protects words, symbols, slogans, or even sounds that identify products or services and distinguishes the brand from competitors.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

In an injunction application dated December 2, 2021, Nintendo requested a website blocking order under section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. It targeted six major ISPs (BT, EE, Plusnet, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media) demanding that they block subscriber access to five domains carrying NSW2U and NSWROM branding.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Manuscripts, designs and art can all be classified as intellectual property. An NFT, or “non-fungible token” is a token added to a blockchain that links ownership to unique digital items (images, video files, audio files, artworks, etc.). Essentially, trademarks are used to protect the brand names and logos of goods and services.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 31, 2021

The SportsBay domains currently link to the same web platform, which features artwork culled from the infamous Pirate Bay, although there appears to be no link to that site, branding aside. It targets four Doe defendants doing business as SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com. 1201(a)(2).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Copyright Office has held multiple events designed to look deeper into the crossover between copyright and AI, at the level of human input required for copyright protection; text and data mining; and the future of AI and copyright policy. Since then, the U.S. Following a failed attempt to register her graphic novel ( when the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. If every real-world brand is also entitled to register all its goods and services in the virtual world, the trademark registration system would be considerably burdened. Dec 21, 2021.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

In today’s market, a distinct brand identity is critical in all company sectors. Influencers that make a lot of money from internet marketing must also defend their own brand identification. For modern designers, this may be both a blessing and a curse. Maintain your distinct brand identity. . Trademarks.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. They are part fashion, part artwork, part branding and part character. Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. .

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3]

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

In particular, Tsingtao alleged that such use of its registered trademark created in the relevant users the impression that the small breweries’ beer and brand was somewhat related to Tsingtao Beer. The alleged infringer did not file any defense and instead immediately stopped the sale of beer in the accused bottles. The MSA Decision.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Anyone who then tries to use the name Alligator for their shirt brand would be infringing the trademark. Utility and Design Patents.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. Trademarks: A trademark is a type of intellectual property that protects brand names and logos. What are intellectual property and intellectual property rights? Investors and Due Diligence.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This is because the storage of a digital version of creations does not designate the title of the creator per se, let alone its trading. Moreover, a mere collage of an artwork “Everydays – The First 5000 Days” made by him was sold for $69.3mnin an auction. Tokenisation and Ownership of Digital Assets under NFTs.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents. The Copyright Act today includes an “ever expanding understanding of the word ‘writings.’”

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