Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Can you copyright product designs and shapes? In addition to patents and trademarks, copyright registrations can be valuable in protecting certain products. Copyright registrations, therefore, may help to protect the 2-dimensional artwork of a design, the 3-dimensional shape of a product or a combination of both.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Another December is here which means “The Africa IP Highlights” are here! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Understanding Mask Work. Id, section 1203.

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The IPKat

MARCH 8, 2022

Kat friend, Vishv Priya Kohli , reports on an interesting development in Denmark regarding design law protection, with the establishment of the Danish Design Board. In Denmark, the challenge facing designers and artists in enforcing their rights against infringement has been an area of concern for at least the past two decades, here.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Various jewelry designers have obtained IP protection for their jewelry pieces that range from trademark protection of the brand value to protection of the design itself either through copyright and/ or patents. From 2013 to 2015, Cartier filed various design patents for their iconic panther designed jewelry.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 12, 2024

A new federal bill, the BIRDIE Act, introduced in February would extend intellectual property protections to golf course designers but could undercut existing IP case law and raise broader questions about the scope of copyright protection for works that involve living elements or nonhuman authorship, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2024

IP House Opens Doors These actions were coordinated under the lead of MPA’s chief global anti-piracy director Jan Van Voorn, whose name also appeared prominently in over a hundred subpoena requests that were filed on behalf of ACE. The departure doesn’t mean Van Voorn is moving away from copyright enforcement efforts.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

The Designs Act, 2000 (“the Act”), is a complete code in itself and protection under it is totally statutory in nature. It protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. Designs are registered in different classes as per the Locarno Agreement. These classes are mainly function oriented.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Id, section 1203. government.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

A new federal bill aims to put golf courses on “par” with other architectural designs by expanding federal copyright protection to golf courses. Copyright law in the United States, rooted in the U.S. However, these designs are not expressly covered under the Copyright Act. § 102(a)).

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

As we start the new year, we take a look back at some of the most significant legal developments and caselaw of 2022 in UK trade mark, copyright and designs law and highlight the changes that IP stakeholders should be aware may be coming down the line in 2023.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

Your products and product designs are the life blood of your business. However, many companies don’t think about protecting their creative product designs, and product packaging with intellectual property registrations.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Should the EU unify copyright laws? The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. see Katpost here ) When finally addressing the question, "Should the EU unify copyright laws?"

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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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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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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2024

The report is part of research into public perceptions of IP matters by analyzing news coverage of the five years ending 2022. The initial findings cover copyright, design, patent, and trademark issues, but mindful of our niche, our coverage here is mostly limited to the former.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

Is copyright, patent, or trademark infringement applicable to AI creations or not, and who owns the material that AI platforms generate for you or your clients is still an unanswered question. AI additionally possesses no copyright on the material that it generates. Finally, it is generated by a computer from previously stored data.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Introducing Industrial Design Search , the new AI-powered image search tool within TrademarkNow that enables IP professionals to swiftly search potential designs for registration. What is the difference between industrial designs and patents? Why is it important to register your industrial designs?

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2021

“Copyright troll” Design Basics failed to show that copyrighted home designs and allegedly infringing floor plans were “virtually identical.” Kerstiens Homes & Designs, Inc., A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law. June 16, 2021, Scudder, M.).

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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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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

On November 29, 2022, the European Commission published the long-awaited proposals for a revised Regulation and revised Directive on designs. New definitions for “design” and “product” (Art. 3 Draft Regulation) Draft Directive and Draft Regulation suggest a new definition for “design” and “product”, respectively.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The legal world is buzzing about AI and its use for all kinds of things, including generating logos, text, and other things people would normally want to register for copyright or trademark protection. Copyright I asked DALL-E to make some logos for me for use in this post. But what rights do you have to what it creates for you?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

EUIPO also announced that, so far, the Office has registered the following applications related to NFTs and the metaverse: In this context, EUIPO held the webinar “ Trade marks and designs in the metaverse: legal aspects/EUIPO practice ” some days ago. Challenges involving designs in the metaverse were also addressed. see here ).

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SpicyIP

APRIL 18, 2024

Image by storyset on Freepik In a welcome move, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has invited feedback on IP administration in the country by CGPDTM, and the Copyright and GI Registries.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?” Artificial Intelligence (AI) is global, and copyright laws are national.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) this week finalized its refusal to uphold, in part, a registration it issued to Kristina Kashtanova for a graphic novel that contained generative artwork and human story and design elements.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 25, 2022

Design patents are no longer the poor cousin in the world of patents. Today they’re taking their seat at the table with utility patents, copyrights, and trademarks as part of an overall intellectual property protection strategy. By: Erise IP

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It’s December and time for what is now an annual ritual for this Africa Correspondent – The Africa IP Highlights! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this paper, we will explore the concept of tokenization of intellectual property (IP) assets and the use of stable coins for IP owners. Intellectual property (IP) assets, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, can be valuable assets for businesses and individuals. Tokenization of IP assets has several benefits.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 28, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Thus far US copyright and patent tribunals have refused to award rights for AI generated works. Li sued for copyright infringement. Judges emphasized that copyright law aims to encourage human creativity. The case of Li v. Liu was decided by the recently Beijing Internet Court.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. yet this relationship has received very little attention.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

He sued a print-on-demand service (Sunfrog) over alleged IP violations of his illustrations. If that rings a bell, it’s because just yesterday I blogged on a DIFFERENT fish painter, DeYoung, who also brought an IP lawsuit against a print-on-demand service (Pixels). The supervising judge agrees. Volitional Conduct.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 31, 2023

On August 30, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) released a public notice inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the different IP guidelines and manuals. The invitation is specific to the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines.

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IPilogue

APRIL 5, 2022

Samantha Melhado is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. With a SOCAN license, businesses comply with copyright laws and may play songs that are part of SOCAN’s repertoire while supporting the creators of that music. Surprisingly, I dabbled in quite a few non-copyright specific projects.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In the digital world, and working with visuals and sometimes with external brands, you navigate a potential minefield of IP risks. Trademark your Brand: Protect your brand name, logo, or design that distinguishes you. In the world of content creation, your originality is your superpower. HOW CAN INFLUENCERS PROTECT YOUR CREATIVITY?

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