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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Common sources of e-waste include televisions, computers, mobile phones and various types of home appliances, from fridges to dishwashers. This choice may be influenced by the design of the product, the cost of repair or available repairers. Design rights provide protection to the appearance of a (part of a) product.

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3 Count: LEGO Jacket

Plagiarism Today

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. According to Concannon, he designed the jacked in 2018.

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"EL CABO" Character Name in TV Show Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Entertainment Services

The TTABlog

television entertainment services." N]ot every designation adopted with the intention that it performs a trademark function and even labeled as a trademark necessarily accomplishes that purpose….” In short, the specimen does not use either the word mark EL CABO or the composite mark as a source indicator for the television program.

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Comcast Can Tell Jury About Noninfringing Guide Alternatives

IP Law 360

A federal judge in Florida on Monday will allow Comcast Cable Communications LLC to argue before a jury that its Xfinity brand could have possibly designed around a patent that purports to cover the interactive programming guides at the very heart of Comcast's business, rejecting an online television streaming company's bid to block that argument.

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CJEU considers legal standing of collecting societies

The IPKat

In the national proceedings, a local CMO, Kopiosto, opposed an operator of cable television network, Telia. Kopiosto is also designated by Finnish authorities as a CMO authorised to issue extended licences for the retransmission rights of the works included in radio and television broadcasts.

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US Copyright Office Expands Jailbreaking Exemption to Roku and Apple TV

TorrentFreak

Access controls on these devices are designed to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works,” the copyright holders wrote. The groups fear that jailbreaking will result in widespread copyright infringement, as it allows the public to install piracy tools on these video devices as well.

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TTAB Posts February 2023 Hearing Schedule

The TTABlog

91267822; [Section 2(d) opposition to EDENIC BLENDS & Design for "Vitamin and mineral supplements; none of the foregoing containing CBD" in view of the registered mark EDEN and an alleged family of EDEN-formative marks, for natural and organic food and beverage products, including dietary food supplements.] Kraferd , Opposition No.