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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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Ninth Circuit Concludes Direct Copying Can Be Evidence of “Secondary Meaning” for Trade Dress Infringement 

LexBlog IP

The court concluded that JSC’s unique designs acquired secondary meaning in the eyes of consumers in the furniture market, particularly because of Trendily’s copying, and possessed protectable trade dress. JSC designs high-end furniture hand-crafted by woodworkers in Indonesia.

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

This is one of the many misconceptions about IP that I’ve noticed since starting my business in 2004. It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. I also invested money on systems I soon abandoned.

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Diamonds in Dispute: Shima’s Legal Battle Against SRT for Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Shima, led by President Wentong Liu, claims it has carved a niche in designing and selling distinctive products. According to the complaint, Shima is accusing SRT, another Chinese corporation (who happens to do business in Indiana), of importing, distributing, and/or selling copies of Liu’s “Diamond Tile” work on Amazon.com.

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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

Samsung : This was a case, from 2011 to 2018, where Apple took the word against Samsung, claiming infringement of its smartphone design and utility patents. Apple had accused Samsung of copying the features of the iPhone, like the rounded-rectangle shape, home button, and the grid icon layout. v Samsung Electronics Co., 3d 983 (2015).

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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. The Design Act. 2000 along with Design Rules 2001. Author: Rohit Soni, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing. References Singh R.

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TTAB Orders Cancellation of Safety Helmet Registrations Due to Lack of Acquired Distinctiveness

The TTABlog

referred to as the "Ridge Designs"). In other words, the issue is whether the designs of both safety helmets work better in the configurations at issue. As to the second factor, there was no evidence of advertising touting the utilitarian benefits of the Ridge Designs. In re Morton-Norwich Prods.,