Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The lawsuit was filed by Jocelyn Susan Bundy, who claims that her grandfather created the design based on Dante’s Inferno. Publishers, predictably, are seeking a higher royalty rate while streamers want a much lower one, one that, in some cases, would be below 2008 levels. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. 2008) (en banc) and its key predecessor Smith v. 2008) (en banc). 2021-2299 (Fed.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This post will focus on another key issue from the case – the relevance of logos in design patent infringement analysis. Still, ornamental logos found on the accused product can still be relevant as visual distractors in the process of evaluating similarities and differences between the claimed design and accused design.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. Vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr. [1]

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Patently-O

APRIL 20, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Seirus has petitioned for writ of certiorari in its long-running design patent dispute with Columbia Sportswear. Columbia’s design patent claims an “ornamental design of a heat reflective material” as shown in the figures. 2008) (en banc) and Gorham Co. Patent D657,093. Swisa, Inc. ,

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . However, there are two key exceptions to this.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

GM Global Technology to rule on the issue of whether the current test for determining obviousness of design patents, i.e., the Rosen/Durling Standard, is proper in view of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v. Under the current Standard, the range of applicable prior art combinations in design cases is limited. 2d at 391).

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

Ferrari registered the trademark to protect the shape of its 250 GTO model back in 2008, despite only having manufactured the cars between 1962 and 1964. Ares Design, an Italian car manufacturer, filed a cancellation action against Ferrari’s mark by arguing that it had not been used for a continuous five-year period.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Background of the case The case relates to names designating a coach transportation company in the Netherlands. The Supreme Court faced the question whether valid earlier rights in the sense of article 6(2) of Directive 2008/95 could exist if they no longer can be invoked due to acquiescence.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Design patents offer valuable protection in a patent portfolio, including conferring different strategic advantages compared to those of utility patents. For example, design patents allow for recovery of “total profits” — not just lost profits or reasonable royalties as provided for infringed utility patents. [1]

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IP Intelligence

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Design patents offer valuable protection in a patent portfolio, including conferring different strategic advantages compared to those of utility patents. For example, design patents allow for recovery of “total profits” — not just lost profits or reasonable royalties as provided for infringed utility patents. [1]

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Patently-O

JULY 5, 2022

Recently, we wrote about the small number of mandamus decisions on transfer of venue that the Federal Circuit has designated as precedential and about how those precedential decisions are unrepresentative of overall outcomes. Table 1: Federal Circuit Panel Appeal Rulings, 2008 through 2021. from 2008 through 2021.

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Patently-O

JULY 23, 2021

2008/0226434 (“Smith”, image below). During prosecution its patent, Oren had already encountered a Smith rejection, and overcame that rejection by adding a functional claim limitation that the container is designed to support “volumes” of “at least 30,000 pounds.” Patent Publication No.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2022

the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s finding that Gamon’s design patents on gravity-fed displays for soup were non-obvious. Campbell comparison of solid-lined portion of claimed design to primary (Linz) reference. In Campbell Soup Co. Gamon Plus, Inc. , 4th 1268 (Fed. 19, 2021) (“ Gamon II ”). ” 10 F.4

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 26, 2021

Introduced in 2008, the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 regulates the LLP, wherein a minimum of two partners are required to incorporate an LLP, with no upper limit on the maximum number of partners of an LLP. Obtaining a Designated Partner Identification Number (DPIN) is mandatory for all the Partners.

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Patently-O

JUNE 15, 2022

Overall, from 2008 through 2021, the Federal Circuit granted 37.3% As an empirical matter, the Federal Circuit designated only 4 of the 34 recent mandamus decisions reviewing Judge Albright as precedential. The Federal Circuit granted twenty of those petitions, or 58.9%. But that is far from true. And all 4 were grants.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

About the Organiser: The Centre for Intellectual Property Studies (CIPS), started in 2008 under the aegis of National Law University Jodhpur, aims to update the society and industry on core issues such as the growth in IPR violations, amongst others.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. According to Cariou, Prince’s 2008 series Canal Zone took images from a collection of photographs by Cariou and used them with only slight modifications. 1: The Shepard Fairey Dispute.

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Kashishipr

DECEMBER 15, 2021

” The emphasis of the case was whether the design of the Defender had “inherent or acquired distinctiveness.” Even though the last 250 GTO models were produced in the 60s, Ferrari had only registered a 250 GTO trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO’) in 2008. Key Takeaways.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Outline’ (2021–2035) is highly noteworthy, comparable to the 2008 Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy. Issued also by the State Council of China, ‘The Outline’ (2008) led intellectual property to rise to the level of national strategy, commencing a series of measures in the years that followed.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

China has taken a further step towards aligning its regulations with the international protection system for designs. On June 1, 2021, the most recent reform of the country’s Patent Act entered into force, which includes significant changes to how industrial designs are regulated. Key reforms.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Concept of LLP in India was introduced back in 2008 by the Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2008. The Digital Signature Certificate is required for all designated partners. DPIN for all designated Partners. This unique hybrid is suitable for setting up small, medium-sized businesses.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 27, 2021

This time, we will take a look at other equally important branches of IP that are covered by the report: trademarks, industrial designs and creative industry (publishing). This phenomenon is largely due to the double-digit annual growth rates recorded in 6 out of the last 15 years, despite the small declines seen in 2008 and 2009.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MAY 4, 2022

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. Challenging design patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is difficult — nearly two-thirds of petitions directed to design patents have been denied institution.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in the long-running design patent dispute between outdoor apparel companies Columbia Sportswear and Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. 2008) (en banc). Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. 2021-2299, — F.4th

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

1264761), which was registered in class 25 for "clothes" with a priority date of 29 September 2008. The trade mark application was filed by an Australian fashion designer, who was born Katie Jane Perry but has also gone by the names Katie Howell and Katie Taylor (called "Ms Taylor" in the judgment).

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 12, 2023

However, registrar must be cautious to give a mark a status of well-known trademark because once a trademark is designated as well-known, no one else is permitted to use a mark that is even remotely comparable to it. 264/2008. [vi] 279/2008 in CS (OS) 41/2008. ii] The Trademarks Act, 1999, Section 2 (1) (zg).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Epic Battle For The Internet In 2004, Belgian music rights group SABAM made an extraordinary move designed to force ISPs into compliance. ISPs Develop Tools to Block IPTV, Can’t Wait to Use Them In 2008, Scarlet was acquired by telecoms giant Belgacom Group, which later rebranded as Proximus.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” A Google search turns up three different pairs of designs with differing degrees of similarity. A jury agreed, finding that H&M had willfully infringed Unicolors’s fabric design.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Petitioner claimed a first used date in 2008. Petitioner sunk its own claim that its marks acquired distinctiveness in 2008 by testifying that its sales that year were $256; furthermore there were no advertising expenditures during 2008-2010. Natural Dog Acquisition LLC v. Pet Go Round of Greensboro , Cancellation No.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 6, 2022

manufacturing experienced a substantial decline in employment from 2000 to 2010 due largely to the 2008 Great Recession but rebounded – until the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020. Many now are high-tech , from design and marketing to administration, finance and sales, and cybersecurity. Manufacturing. Census Bureau.

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Patently-O

APRIL 21, 2022

For the first time since 2008, the Supreme Court’s October 2021 term will come to a close without any patent decisions. Using Claim Construction to Undermine Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. by Dennis Crouch. ” Here is my list: SCTPatentCases. Becton, Dickinson and Company , No. Daktronics, Inc.,

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

The dispute concerned the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009. of Regulation 479/2008), and therefore excluded from protection? Image from Pixabay.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. The site is designed to be user-friendly while remaining resilient to enforcement measures. This prompted the textbook publishers to move ahead and request a default judgment in their favor.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With the help of IBM mentors and her first patent in 2008, Tara Astigarraga, who is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, helps younger women and men from underrepresented backgrounds see the possibilities of a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Tara Astigarraga, Master Inventor at IBM.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

In June, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals threw the book at a company called Design Basics. This is an outfit that originally made money from licensing copyrighted designs to home builders. As licensing revenue took a hit following the 2008 housing crisis, Design Basics’ new owners decided to generate money in a new way.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

OCTOBER 14, 2012

For over a year Christian Louboutin, a famous French shoemaker, has been engaged in a lawsuit with French designer Yves Saint Laurent over Louboutin’s red-sole designer shoes. Patent and Trademark Office in 2008. By: Sharon Urias, Esq. Louboutin was awarded a trademark for the shoes by the U.S. Louboutin then appealed his case.

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