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3 Count: Rockstar vs. Rock Star

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit alleges that the 2005 Nickelback hit Rockstar is a copyright infringement of his 2001 song Rock Star. 3: Saga Over Garment Design Copyright Infringement Ends with Ceremonial Fire. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. Finally today, Michael S.

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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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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. by Henning Hartwig I.

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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.

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Trademark Infringement Get So “Lucky”

IP and Legal Filings

In 2005, Marcel and its licensee misappropriated Lucky Brand’s trademarks by replicating its designs and emblems in a new apparel line, according to the lawsuit filed by the Petitioner. Lucky Brand’s defense in the 2011 Suit did not jeopardize the 2005 Suit’s verdict.

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Cross-Border Inventing

Patently-O

Further, residence is typically designated at the time the patent application is filed, and inventors may have moved in the interim between inventing and their US filing. From 2005 to 2022, the average number of inventors per patent rose from 2.5 By 2005, only 37% of utility patents were single inventor endeavors.