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Long-awaited changes for Australian designs receive Royal Assent

The IPKat

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN THAILAND

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

2534, governs the trademark procedure, even though Trademark registration is not mandatory in Thailand. Designs: Any configuration, composition of lines or any special appearance used on a product Petty Patent: An invention that is new and capable of industrial application, as per Thai Patent law. The Trademark Act B.E

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Can Tactile Marks Be Effectively Protected Under Trademark Law?

IP and Legal Filings

In 2003, the firm’s trademark in Germany was protected due to its distinctive design. 1] In 2006, the International Trademark Association, INTA, officially recognized the importance of tactile marks by adopting a resolution in support of the recognition and registration of these marks. are two examples.

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Beyond The Ordinary: The Rise in Use of Non-Conventional Trademarks in Pharmaceuticals Industry

IP and Legal Filings

This blog discusses the concept of non-conventional trademarks, its use in Pharmaceutical Industries, relevance and complexity surrounding the registration process under Indian Law. Section 9(1) (a) states that non–distinctive trademarks are not eligible for registration, which presents a challenge for single-colour trademarks.

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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

However, it is also important to assess the position of copyright protection offered to fashion designers specifically and the scope of the same. However, in 2003, with the case of Eastern Book Company v. Copyright Act or Design Act? What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity?

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Tradition has no shape: the protection of a design does not depend on the type of product in which it is incorporated

Garrigues Blog

Simply applying the typical pattern of a “cachirulo” (traditional Aragonese bandana) on a different item of clothing does not confer individual character on the design. That is to say, the appellant questioned whether the comparison had to be made between the designs themselves or between the products in which they were incorporated.

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