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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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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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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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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). Respondent's evidence and testimony showed that its principal had worked in the birth control industry since 1989, designing a "relaxed-fit" condom.

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CGPDTM Announces Dates for 2025 Trademark and Patent Agent Exams

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Image by storyset on Freepik The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) on July 2, has notified the 2025 Patent and Trademarks Agent Exams. The mode of application for the exams is online and the registration will be open from July 08 (12 noon) to August 08 (05.30

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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?