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Trademark Infringement Get So “Lucky”

IP and Legal Filings

This popular case originated from a long-running legal dispute involving the Petitioner, Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. Lucky Brand), and the Respondent, Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. Lucky Brand claimed a defense against Marcel in the most recent case between the two, which it had not fully explored in a previous suit between them.

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Growth in Industrial Design Registrations Sporadic Over Past Decades

Corsearch

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that. respectively.

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A Brief Recent History of Nike’s Trademark Battles

IPilogue

Warren Lotas partnered with Jeff Staple to “reinterpret” Staple’s original 2005 collaboration with Nike on the classic Nike Dunk shoe. Staple, who has a history of working for Nike and is the registered owner of the Staple Pigeon brand (seen on Lotas shoes), was left out of the litigation between Nike and Lotas.

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Protecting the ‘Look’ of a Product Can Dramatically Increase Its Value; Listen to Ep6 of ‘Understanding IP Matters’, Now Available

IP Close Up

Between 2005 and 2020 the number of U.S. design patent grants almost tripled. The increased focus on product form (“look”) as a part of function, Continue reading

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[Guest post] Decoding the General Court in design law – adding matter to the prior art?

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Henning Hartwig (Bardehle Pagenberg) on a brand-new decision issued by the General Court of the European Union on 3 July 2024 in an interesting design case (Case T-329/22). The designer had a wide design freedom.

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Police Tracked Traffic of All National ISPs to Catch Pirate IPTV Users

TorrentFreak

In the wake of Hollywood’s 2005 win at the U.S. ” These messages were designed to instill fear and uncertainty but didn’t lead to any notable action against those who viewed them. A Telegram channel with exactly the same branding suffered a traffic collapse at exactly the same time. Until now, at least.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part I – Trademarks

LexBlog IP

Like the United States, China offers protection for 2D and 3D designs of products and packaging, which is often known by U.S. Before diving into details, the chart below illustrates how 2D and 3D designs are protected as different IP rights in China. Protection of 2D Designs. Protection of 3D Designs. Trademark.

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