The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

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. This Dune tells us, every member of the secretive Bene Gesserit sisterhood knows.

Cease and Desist 139

Cease and Desist Litigation Copyright Marketing 139

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 16, 2023

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. Employee Disruption and Internal Resistance : Employees, especially those who were connected with the old brand, may feel disoriented or disconnected during a rebranding process.

Branding 40

Branding Brands Branding Registration 40

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

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.”.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

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.).

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Invention Designs 52

The IPKat

JULY 22, 2021

Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

Trademark 57

Trademark Public Domain Copyright Cease and Desist 57

The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

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 ).

Registration 96

Registration Cease and Desist Branding Brands 96

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. Fossil, Inc. Practitioners should expect that juries will ?nd Romag solidi? Romag solidi?es Summary of the Supreme Court’s Opinions.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Contracts Trademark Trademark Law 52