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What's In A Font And Why It Matters In Copyright Fights

IP Law 360

Shake Shack is the latest company to be accused of infringing a type foundry's copyrighted font based on the Neutra typeface, but the burger chain's preemptive suit to shut down those claims illuminates an important difference between using a typeface and a font, attorneys say.

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Protecting the Productâ„¢: Typefaces and Fonts

LexBlog IP

Seeing the writing on the wall, Shake Shack Enterprises, LLC recently filed declaratory judgment action against House Industries to preempt such a copyright infringement accusation. Noteworthy companies like Samsung, Apple, Google, and Adobe all own several design patents for typefaces, examples of which are provided below.