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Design reform reaches its finale: it is now Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823

The IPKat

Yesterday, the EU design reform reached its final step: it was published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. Taken upon by the European Commission, the initial design reform took several years of adoption, mainly because of controversies surrounding design protection of spare parts.

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To be protected a t-shirt design must be original and/or have individual character, recalls French court

The IPKat

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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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

Plagiarism Today

Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. This kicked off a firestorm of controversy in China, with Audi, M&C and Lau all apologizing for the copying. All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying.

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Fish Principals Author Law360 Article “How to Succeed in Design Patent Cases at the PTAB”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. PDF copy available. As an initial matter, design patent trials at the PTAB are relatively rare. The numbers can partly be explained by the nature of design patents.

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IPR And Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

It will enable the metaverse to run smoothly without any brand abusing and illegal copying of the existing IP owners. Google Scholar] New Delhi: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India; 2002. New York: Longman; 2002. The Design Act. 2000 along with Design Rules 2001. Anonymous.

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A Five-Course Feast of Thanksgiving-Themed Copyright Cases

Copyright Lately

” There may have been just enough verbatim copying here to support an infringement claim, but we’ll never know, as Greenberg Smoked Turkeys v. A Cornucopia of Copying Here’s some more Thanksgiving thievery, this time over greeting cards. 2, such that neither appeared to be an exact copy of the other.

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Full Scope Written Description

Patently-O

Here, the court found that the patent provided “no details” about specific embodiments beyond “an alphanumeric designation, SJ25C1, as the source”, and no “general characteristics that would allow” the binding portion to operate. ” Reversed. = = = =. Provisional App: 52334_60383872 ].

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