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WIPO General Assembly moves to diplomatic conferences on designs and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources

The IPKat

On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. Diplomatic conferences are negotiating rounds where multilateral treaties are adopted or revised.

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Patent Poetry: Is a Design Law Treaty coming?

JD Supra Law

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced plans to negotiate a Design Law Treaty (DLT). The goal of the treaty would be to harmonize different national legal systems for protecting industrial designs. By: AEON Law

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The Bizarre Career of Damien Hirst

Plagiarism Today

Machine has made and displayed his cherry blossom paintings since 2006 and this includes the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, a gallery that Hirst has been featured at as well. In 2006, he was accused by a graphic artist, Robert Dixon, of plagiarizing elements of Valium from his Dixon’s work. It’s a sad, frustrating tale.

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Understanding the SMART Copyright Act

Plagiarism Today

Among that criteria is that they designate a DMCA agent to receive notices of copyright infringement and then work to remove or disable access to any works they are notified about. From there, the technical measure will become a designated technical measure (DTM). However, that will likely not be the end of it.

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Animated GUI Design Patents

Patently-O

For several years, the most controversial part of the design patent world was patenting of portions of a display screen. The chart above shows the year-over-year numbers of design patents issued claiming some form of an animated or transitional display. This transience raises even larger questions about whether such designs qualify.

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“Cacio Romano” does not infringe PDO “Pecorino Romano”, says Italian Supreme Court

The IPKat

The case saw the Consortium of producers of protected designation of origin (PDO) “Pecorino Romano” acting against Formaggi Boccea, an Italian cheese producer, which owns “Cacio Romano” trade mark. 13 and 14 Regulation No 510/2006 on geographical indications. 13(1)(b) Regulation No 510/2006, a registered name (i.e.,

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Design Piracy Unveiled: Insights into Registered Design Theft

Intepat

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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