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Ping® – Arts, Entertainment, Media and Advertising Law News – Protecting Furniture Design Keeps Getting Harder

LexBlog IP

– a leading furniture brand and purveyor of the iconic Eames Chair Design – suffered a loss at US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) in its bid to protect as “trade dress” the design of the chair. 56 USPQ2d 1279, 1282 (TTAB 2000); In re Parkway Mach. Herman Miller, Inc. In re Ennco Display Sys.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

Unlike other forms of IPR, copyrights subsist in works from the moment they are expressed in fixed form irrespective pf whether or not you have applied for a registration. Visibly, the most imitated brands around the world are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Michael Kors, Coach, Nike, Rolex etc. Case Studies Rajesh Masrani v.

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Building Distinction in Architectural Trade Dress

LexBlog IP

In the cases at issue, the Seminole Tribe of Florida (“Seminole Tribe”) sought trademark registration for a guitar-shaped building for hotel and casino services. Thus, brand owners can, and do, register their trade dress at the PTO. Lessons for Brand Owners 1. See Figure 1. The TTAB was unmoved.

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On Remand from the CAFC, TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of "NAKED" Registration for Condoms

The TTABlog

The NAKED condom case returned to the TTAB after a CAFC reversal [ TTABlogged here ] and the Supreme Court's denial of the registrant's petition for writ of certiorari (September 2021). Nor did respondent have advertising material or seek FDA approval. He conducted clinical trials in 2000 and manufacturing began in 2002-2003.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

Fashion designers can safeguard their designs for up to 15 years by taking the Copyright law into account under the Designs Act of 2000. However, suppose the designer chooses only to follow Section 15 of the copyright registration procedures and implements this registration for his use. DESIGNS ACT, 2000. Registration–.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

Fashion designers can safeguard their designs for up to 15 years by taking the Copyright law into account under the Designs Act of 2000. With the introduction of the Designs Act in the year 2000, the Government of India included the advanced provision of safeguarding works with non-functional features in the domain of creative work.

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Personality Rights – Is it enough to protect us from AI?

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The very objective of trademark law is to distinguish the source/origin of a product or service and to prevent unauthorized misuse of brands to avoid confusion or dilution of the original one.