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[Guest Post] The wisdom of Dune and copyright litigation

The IPKat

Kat friend Hans Eriksson discusses an interesting decision (only available in Swedish) concerning copyright protection and originality, namely whether the sequence of twenty words in an instruction manual may be regarded as being enough for copyright to arise. Brand] should always be placed on the bottom line on each roof tile.

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Avoiding a Busted Brand: Preventing the Pain of Forced Rebranding through Trademark Registration

LexBlog IP

You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark. Loss of Brand Equity: Rebranding means letting go of the brand equity that the previous brand had built over time.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. We’ll get back to these statements later.).

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[Guest post] Retromark Volume X: the last six months in trade marks

The IPKat

The EUIPO Opposition Division rejected the opposition because the signs were not similar, it was not permissible to perform a 90-degree rotation “ because figurative marks are not protected – as word marks – in all different typefaces and positions. That’s roughly 30 in dog years and closer to mid-30s in cat years ( apparently ).