IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2023

DMCA Notices and Takedowns Increase The number is significant, especially when taking into account that it doesn’t include copyright-related complaints. Reddit’s responses to DMCA takedown notices and the site’s handling of excessive copyright infringement are listed separately in the “legal removals” section.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 17, 2022

Otisco, Indiana – Design Tascono, Inc. the Plaintiff claims to have numerous copyright registrations for its unique statue designs, 5 of which are at issue in this case (“Tascono Works”). According to the Complaint, Design Tascono is the owner of numerous copyrights for various decorative pieces, including wall sculptures.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The owner of the Naked Wolfe brand has accused two online footwear retailers of design and copyright infringement, alleging that they "slavishly copied" its chunky boot designs.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 18, 2023

Introduction The Plaintiff asserted that its hipster whiskey bottle design, which was inspired by the shape of a smartphone and intended to fit into a hip pocket, was novel due to its rectangular shape, smooth rounded shoulders, V-shaped neck, rimmed rounded cap, and dimpled bottom.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 4, 2024

The remaining issues in the case, you may recall, were copyright infringement and Arizona unfair competition. The post Designer Skin v. Here is the status per this morning’s minute entry in the court’s electronic case. S&L Vitamins trial update appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JANUARY 26, 2024

SRT) for alleged copyright infringement. Shima, led by President Wentong Liu, claims it has carved a niche in designing and selling distinctive products. (Shima), a Chinese corporation specializing in home improvement items and building materials, has brought legal action against Shenzhen Ruimingxiang Technology Co.,

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? So, if we take the Supreme Court literally, since the Act defines copyright infringement as doing “anything that by this Act only the copyright owner has the right to do” (s. Lieberman, Christopher G.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Novak denied the bulk of a motion to dismiss a suit alleging that a general contractor had infringed an architectural firm’s copyright on design plans for a brewery and tasting room to be built in Williamsburg. In a September 22 decision, District Judge David J. Michael Pellis Architecture PLC v. 3:22CV470 (DJN), 2023 U.S.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

The one above is the question that a Florida judge (Robert N Scola, Jr) answered just a few days ago (Case 1:21-cv-20039-RNS) after fellow artist Joe Morford had gone – quite literally – bananas and sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. The notion of ‘substantial taking’ should not be intended in a quantitative sense.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2024

A Los Angeles-based designer is accusing Spirit Halloween of copyright infringement in a suit claiming that the country's largest Halloween retailer willfully made and sold unauthorized copies of her original "Spooky All Year" ghost pins.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2021

Copyright Infringement Offenses. Since the cheating software developed and distributed by Ring-1 is primarily designed for the purpose of circumventing technological measures that control access to their games, the plaintiffs state that the defendants are trafficking in circumvention devices in violation of the DMCA (17 U.S.C.

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IP Law 360

JULY 13, 2023

Online retailer Shein has been hit with a copyright infringement and racketeering lawsuit by a group of indie designers, with their lawyers touting their investigation into the fast fashion empire as "the most exhaustive ever undertaken."

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement. The case in question is an excellent example of the latter. DISH also claimed to have identified their locations – United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Germany respectively.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

What is copyright infringement? Unauthorized use of a work protected by copyright is referred to as copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2024

This Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Paris Court of Appeal in a dispute over the allegedly unlawful reproduction of a t-shirt design. This ruling was an opportunity for the court to reiterate that a garment can be protected by copyright and design law. Consequently, no copyright infringement could be found.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A California federal judge has tossed a designer's copyright infringement lawsuit alleging Apple ripped off five skin tones and emoji designs, noting "numerous differences" between the designer's emoji and Apple's.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

APRIL 20, 2022

According to the Complaint, Corson found the bocce ball court picture on Vive Exterior Design, LLC’s (“Vive”) website and attempted to contact them before filing the Complaint. As Corson did not license the right to use the Photograph to Vive, she seeks damages for direct copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. §

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In a copyright case, this can get complicated with all the photo agency companies out there that seek to obtain "exclusive rights" from a photographer, designer or artist via a written agreement alleging to transfer certain rights.

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 22, 2021

Users can create customizable products featuring their own photos or other graphic designs. Unfortunately, there is very little stopping some of these users from creating products with stolen copyrighted designs and other art, with the copyright holder […].

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We have discussed New York-based lighting and furniture designer and manufacturer Hudson Furniture, Inc. in a previous post.

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IP.com

MARCH 12, 2024

and how similar some are to Game Freak’s own Pokémon designs. Neither Nintendo, Game Freak, nor The Pokémon Company have commented on Palworld and its Pal design similarities to Pokémon. While the Pokémon comparison is clear, some have called into question both how Pals were created, claiming the use of A.I.,

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

273 (the "District"), claiming that the District violated the longstanding copyright permissions agreement that governed the District's use of a hornet logo designed by Otto (the "Logo"). On January 3, 2022, Michael James Otto ("Otto") filed suit against Minnesota Independent School District No.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2022

Earlier this month, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART) Copyright Act into the U.S.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With collaboration tools and practices continuously evolving, companies must take care to protect their organization from the risk of copyright infringement,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC. Methodology Outsell designed the questionnaire with input from CCC.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2024

Analysis of these cases often raises questions about the conditions for protection under copyright and design law, and even about the concept of cumulative protection. Facts ROSAE PARIS designs and sells ready-to-wear clothing, leather goods and accessories. The court then analysed the copyright infringement.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

A photographer on Thursday accused the Detroit Lions of copyright infringement for using his nearly two decades-old photo of legendary running back Barry Sanders as a basis for a statue erected last year, which his lawsuit filed in New York federal court says recreated all the details of the picture.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit was filed in California and accuses Zulily of using their designs on fabrics that they have sold through their site.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 5, 2022

A designer who sued Pure Spectrum CBD for copyright infringement and breach of contract has agreed to settle her lawsuit for a nearly 3% ownership of the company, according to a notice filed in Colorado federal court.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A designer urged a California federal judge Thursday to keep alive her copyright infringement lawsuit alleging Apple ripped off five skin tones and emoji designs, facing a skeptical judge who told her counsel repeatedly that "it does not seem like they have copied anything that's protectable."

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The defendants did not seek approval from the claimant in relation to the OFDE and, as a result, in 2019 the claimant sued the defendants for copyright infringement and passing off. This is the first time that a fictional character has been found to be protected in the UK as a copyright work.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Infringement Verdict Against Vimeo Stands on Appeal. Next up today, Chis Randall at Elecrive.com reports that Italian Vespa manufacturer Piaggio has lost yet another round in its long-running war with German electric scooter manufacturer Kumpan Electric over the latter’s design. million ($8.64

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IP Law 360

MAY 13, 2022

A Colorado magistrate judge on Friday denied a designer's bid to revive her copyright infringement claims against Pure Spectrum CBD LLC, saying that her motion failed to show why the judge should reconsider a January summary judgment order throwing the claims out.

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 22, 2021

Users can create customizable products featuring their own photos or other graphic designs. Unfortunately, there is very little stopping some of these users from creating products with stolen copyrighted designs and other art, with the copyright holder […].

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

1: Man Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Nickelback Over ‘Rockstar’ First off today, Lauryn Schaffner at Loudwire reports that a musician named Kirk Johnston has filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner records and others involved with the band. 3: Saga Over Garment Design Copyright Infringement Ends with Ceremonial Fire.

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