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[Guest post] Jacquemus x Nike Swoosh Bag: ‘Just Copy It’ or re-appropriation of Nike’s own trade mark?

The IPKat

This time, Katfriend Spyridon Sipetas (Stockholm University) tells the story of a collaboration – the one between Jacquemus and Nike – that has been already plagued with accusations of copying. Here’s what Spyridon writes: Jacquemus x Nike Swoosh Bag: ‘Just Copy It’ or re-appropriation of Nike’s own trade mark?

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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IPKat readers can take advantage of a 15% discount on the registration fee. The launch of ‘Le sac Swoosh’ (or ‘The Swoosh bag’) in February raised an eyebrow from art director and graphic designer Davide Perella, who shared his version of a concept Nike bag in 2020.

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. Even if entrepreneurs did seek out a marketer and a graphic designer separately, IP strategy would be missing because neither of these professionals are trained in IP.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. This means that no one else can copy or distribute their creations without permission. Startups can protect both the source code and object code through copyright registration.

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

IP Tech Blog

If the original artist or graphic designer of the NFT holds the copyright; one who mints the NFT does not hold the copyright automatically and would have to get it from the original copyright owner. Case law regarding the registration of NTFs under copyrights is only beginning to take place in the United States. Article 10.1

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IP Protection of NFTs: A Comparative Look at the US and China

LexBlog IP

If the original artist or graphic designer of the NFT holds the copyright; one who mints the NFT does not hold the copyright automatically and would have to get it from the original copyright owner. Case law regarding the registration of NTFs under copyrights is only beginning to take place in the United States. Article 10.1

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