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Fast-Fashion Continues to Harm Small Businesses and Artists

IPilogue

District Court, Central District of California, on June 15 suing Shein for over $100 million in damages for unauthorized reproductions of her artwork β€œOne 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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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

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. Further, the Copyright protects the following types of original artwork. Registration–. Registration–. an article made with artistic skill.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

And the number of active trademark registrations in the USPTO database is larger than ever. Additionally, since late December 2021, when new procedures went into effect, the USPTO has received around 100 expungement petitions and about 100 re-examination petitions to get rid of registrations for marks that are allegedly not in use.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

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. Therefore, it is advised that fashion designers register their artwork in accordance with the rules of the Designs and Copyright law. Registration–.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The Β© story behind the news story

The IPKat

Perhaps the right involved was actually a trademark registration, and the journalist had got it wrong? A press report indicated the registration had been made in 1953 by Arthur β€œGil” Seabrook, a local broadcaster, as a civic promotion. Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered.

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U.S. Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry – deadline extension

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright registration may be obtained to create a public record of the work and to assist the copyright owner in enforcement of their rights. Copyright registration in the U.S. Copyright Office have failed to show sufficient human involvement to allow their registration to proceed. Like many other countries, in the U.S.

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his β€œMetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. The Indian Trade Marks Registry is also seeing activity under classes 9, 35 and 41 for registration of trademarks in relation to ‘downloadable virtual goods’ and online virtual services.