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Should you protect your product with a design patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

Should you use a design patent to protect your new product? When compared to utility patents , design patents are often overlooked as an IP asset. It’s true that only utility patents protect functional features, but design patents can still play an important role in protecting features that are not so functional.

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Disney+ ‘Behind the Attraction’ Accused of Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Several people have mentioned that the graphics in the Tower of Terror episode of 'Behind the Attraction' are very similar to my YouTube video, so I decided to give it a watch for myself. Left is my original artwork from my video. The graphic design credit for the show is Jeremy Samples, someone St.

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Should I Negotiate the Price of My Artwork?

Art Law Journal

A graphic designer shouldn’t penalize themselves for efficiency and instead should set prices for specific services rendered based on market standards. Many galleries allow buyers to pay for artwork in installments. Australian art lender Art Money even offers interest-free loans used exclusively to buy artworks.

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How to Protect and Trademark Your Clothing Brand

Patent Trademark Blog

Graphic designs on the front or back of a shirt, for example, will often be considered ornamental matter that would not qualify as trademark use. How to Design Patent the Appearance of Clothing Does your article of clothing have some unique 3-dimensional features? But how do you show a trademark on clothing? Be careful here.

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Can you file a design patent continuation application?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is a design patent continuation application? This rule applies to both utility and design patent applications. This rule applies to both utility and design patent applications. So it is possible to file a design patent continuation application as long as the parent application is still pending. Be careful though.

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What is subject matter eligibility?

Patent Trademark Blog

Besides software patents, ineligible subject matter can also arise in design patent applications. Take a graphical user interface (GUI) , for example. Trying to obtain a design patent on a two-dimensional artwork or graphic design without regard to the article can also lead to ineligible problems.

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Egyptian Case Kurasov v. Wali: Where inspiration meets imitation in the art world

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The French subsidiary stressed that a clause was indeed inserted into their agreement stating that the studio is responsible for providing original artistic designs, and that in the case of quoting or copying, it must obtain official legal approval from the original artists (See here ).

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