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Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch In a highly anticipated en banc decision, the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents. Rejecting the argument that KSR did not implicate design patent obviousness, the court reasoned that 35 U.S.C. ยง GM Global Tech. Operations LLC , No. at 15 (Fed.

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Design Cancellation

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The registered owner of a design is granted unrestricted rights to their registered Designs in India. The right to cancel a design registration is one of these rights. The Act and Rules relating to the Design Law of India clearly detail the cancellation procedure. PROCEDURE.

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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

Plagiarism Today

Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. This kicked off a firestorm of controversy in China, with Audi, M&C and Lau all apologizing for the copying. All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying.

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Renewal of Customs Recordal in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Regardless, this can be remedied by ensuring that the owner provides proof of the existence of the right by way of a registration certificate or a certified copy. 41 /2007-Customs dated October 29, 2007. Photo by dashu83. 1] The Rules previously provided protection for patents as well. 2] Circular No.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the โ€œServer Testโ€ for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right โ€” Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the โ€œserver testโ€: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed โ€œcopyโ€ of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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The Narrative of Oneโ€™s Life: A Sneak Peek Into the โ€œWho is the Bad Art Friend?โ€ Controversy

IPilogue

Dawn Dorland and Sonya Larson , both authors, first crossed paths sometime between 2005 and 2007 at GrubStreetโ€”a creative writing centre in Boston. Dorland will need to show: (1) ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original. On June 24, 2015, Ms. In T-Peg Inc. 3d 97 , Lynch J.

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Egglife Foods Sues Crepini, LLC for Alleged Trade Dress Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

The Defendant, Crepini, LLC (โ€œCrepiniโ€), was apparently founded in 2007 with โ€œthe dream of bringing crepes into every North American household.โ€ Egglife is seeking damages for trade dress infringement and false designation of origin in violation of 15 U.S.C.