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[Guest post] Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law

The IPKat

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. If this qualifying criterion were to be relinquished, design law would ultimately become obsolete. This is the price for the fact that the author can and should create completely without purpose.

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Design Board established in Denmark – a welcome step for artists and designers?

The IPKat

Kat friend, Vishv Priya Kohli , reports on an interesting development in Denmark regarding design law protection, with the establishment of the Danish Design Board. Addressing this need, the Danish Design Board (Designnævnet) was launched on February 24, 2022.

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[Guest post] Reciprocity in copyright law

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In fact, and much to the contrary, it has been established national law and practice – prior and after ‘Cofemel’ – that the scope of protection correlates with the level of originality which, in return, corresponds with the degree of departure from the existing design corpus (i.e.,

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The Design of Hipster

IP and Legal Filings

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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Copyright/design-cumulation under the EU ‘Design Package’

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This post is based in part on the Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 23 January 2023 on the ‘Design Package’, but expresses the authors’ own personal views. Third, the (now even more pronounced) detachment of design and product and what this means for a theoretical approach to cumulation.

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Does the cumulation of IP-rights undermine the effectiveness of the Repair Clause in the Design Directive?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This choice may be influenced by the design of the product, the cost of repair or available repairers. One of these measures is the proposal to amend the Design Directive by including a specific repair clause for design protection. Design rights provide protection to the appearance of a (part of a) product.

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UK’s short-lived dream for a code of practice on genAI and copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Emily Wang on Unsplash The UK’s attempt to deal with generative AI, training data and copyright law has taken yet another turn. Copyright law has always been an emotional topic. Wide industry and public consultations of this kind have also been carried out by the US Copyright Office since the Spring of 2023.