article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

[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. by Henning Hartwig I.

Designs 64
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

How to prove disclosure of earlier designs?

The IPKat

A Registered Community Design (‘RCD’) enjoys protection only if it is new and has individual character vis-à-vis designs disclosed prior to its filing or priority date ( Art. 4(1), 7 of Regulation 6/2002 , ‘Design Regulation’). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 7(1) Design Regulation ). 6 of Directive 2005/29/EC.

Designs 73
article thumbnail

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.

Designs 52
article thumbnail

[GuestPost] 59% of IPKat readers say its time to overhaul patent exclusions

The IPKat

Over to Peter : "In a GuestPost three months ago I shared some thoughts on the recent Court of Appeal decision in Comptroller - General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks v Emotional Perception AI Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 825. Having given readers three months to cast their vote, Peter is back to share the results of the IPKat poll.

Patent 100
article thumbnail

Kärcher successfully enforces its abstract colour trade mark

The IPKat

305255835 for ‘zinc yellow’ (RAL 1018): The trade mark was registered in 2005 on the basis of acquired distinctiveness for ‘motor-driven cleaning devices that work with a high-pressure water jet; the aforementioned devices for use outside the home’ in class 7. Kärcher had submitted three surveys from 2005, 2018 and 2022.

Law 107