IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPOs) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2025

But what is the right time for assessing a design infringement? Since 2010, it owns registered Community designs (RCD) for the Airfryer, including RCD no. The preliminary injunction was granted on the basis of design infringement. Background Koninklijke Philips NV (Philips) marketed various air fryers under the brand Airfryer.

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Patently-O

MAY 24, 2024

GM decision, the USPTO issued a memorandum to its examiners providing updated guidance and examination instructions in light of the court’s overturning of the long-standing Rosen-Durling test for determining obviousness of design patents. ” And, like the primary reference, any secondary references must also be analogous art.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2025

The flexible approach of In re Maatita to definiteness embodies the idea that designs can be depicted in a variety of ways while still being reasonably understood by the ordinary observer.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 12, 2024

Until now, case law has defined an “article of manufacture” solely for purposes of damages in design patent infringement actions. The federal court’s decision to reject this position has now harmonized the definition of an article of manufacture across multiple statutes. By: ArentFox Schiff

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” But, as popular as the app is, it has also been highly divisive with many fashion designers accusing it of selling inferior rip-offs of their work.

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Patently-O

MAY 21, 2024

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. § GM Global Tech. Operations LLC , No. at 15 (Fed.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a notice with supplemental guidance for its staff members examining design patent claims that include computer-generated images. By: AEON Law

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By: Linda Liu & Partners

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published Supplemental Guidance for examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated electronic images. As noted by the USPTO, the guidance does not provide any new practice or procedure but.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Peter Teunissen (Assistant Professor of IP Law, Radboud University), commenting on the Advocate Generals opinion in the latest reference for a preliminary ruling on Legos design case. The Community Design Regulation (CDR) takes a similar approach.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that a final rule will be published tomorrow, November 16, in the Federal Register implementing a design patent practitioner bar. The Office first published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register in May 2023 contemplating a separate design patent practitioner bar.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Design Patent #D1,050,634 from the U.S. Design Application #29888619, titled “Rope Throw Dog Toy” on September 18, 2024, and the patent was issued on November 5, 2024. On November 5, 2024, I received an official copy of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). I received a Notice of Allowance for my U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The reason for this is simple, the systems for organizing, registering and enforcing copyrights were, by in large, designed for large copyright holders. Though the process sounds long and arduous, the forms RightsClick uses are well-designed and use easy-to-understand language. However, one company is hoping to change that.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Designs Anastasiia Kyrylenko discussed the EU design reform, Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 , and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. The recent reform includes updated definitions for terms such as "design" and "product." Do not forget to check our Kat’s post for a detailed review of the updated articles and key points.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Note: This article is focusing on United States law, if you are based in a different country or your server is located in a different country, please check your local rules. Also, please note that I am not a lawyer and nothing in this article should be taken as legal advice. Your Obligations Under the Law. Copyright Office.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The article included multiple photos of Sewell, including the photo in question , and the Post apparently liked the image so much that they used a portion of the photo as the background for the newspaper cover that day (see screenshot at right). McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. Not willful.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2025

The decision provides important guidance on how the morality exclusion under Article 53(a) EPC should be interpreted in the context of biotechnological inventions involving human-animal chimeras. Kat-pig Final Thoughts In T 1553/22 , the Board of Appeal provided an outline for assessing chimeric stem cell inventions under Article 53(a) EPC.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Those arguments were described as “lively” with justices examining both the transformative nature of the works involved but also looking into how both competed for the same market, namely illustrating articles about Prince in magazines. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

A human inventor serves as the central figure in the design of the patent system. The selection and evaluation of the previous art are aided further by the appropriately designated relevant art. DESIGNS Artificial Intelligence is also capable of creating designs on its own, akin to the inventions made.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Top 14 order The recent orders were issued by the Paris Judicial Court under Article L.333-10 Quad9 says its system is designed to treat every user in every country the same way. On appeal, DNS providers will likely argue that Article L.333-10 The third is centered around the French professional rugby union league; Top 14.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In Greece right now there are hundreds of news articles (unrelated to the events of last week) reporting on a “landmark” and/or “historic” decision by a local court to send a pirate IPTV subscriber to prison for five months. ” These talking points are well-worn industry standards across the world.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. For example, the Tata Nanos rear-engine design and lightweight body structure is patented by Tata Motors. of any article (either 2D or 3D form). of any article (either 2D or 3D form). Registration of patent is mandatory.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The highly publicized ruling came after almost a decade of litigation between the parties over VIP’s “Bad Spaniels” parody dog toy designed to mimic a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Supreme Court’s ruling in June 2023 in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. VIP Products, Inc. The High Court ruled that VIP had no defense to either cause of action.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 30, 2023

GM Global Technology Operations, which affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that LKQ failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that GM’s design patent was anticipated or would have been obvious. Patent D855,508 covers a “vehicle front skid bar.”

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Vitra's DSW chair One of the cornerstones of international copyright law – specifically: the Berne Convention (BC) – is the principle of national treatment under Article 5: authors who are nationals of a Berne Union member state are eligible for protection under the law of other member states at the same conditions as nationals of those countries.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

According to Article 27 of the Chinese Patent Law, where a patent application for a design is filed, documents such as a request, drawings or photographs of the design and a brief description of the design shall be submitted. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). The BoA decided that the sign MAGIC PUSSY would not fall under the Article 7(1)(f) EUTMR. The UK Intellectual Property Office will have a consultation on reforms to the UK design system.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Union-IP Roundtable: Protecting Functional Designs and Works of Art (8 November) On 8 November, Union-IP is organizing a roundtable in Amsterdam on the protection of functional designs and works of art. SCL AI Group Junior Lawyer Article Competition 2024 The Society for Computers & Law has launched ita first article competition.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2025

Designs Marcel Pemsel looked into the latest decision of the General Court concerning the design of a light bulb and the interpretation of Art. 7(2) Community Design Regulation. IP events and opportunities Oliver Fairhurst informed the Readers of upcoming events from Italy, the UK, Poland, and USA.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The Protocol creates a harmonised system for plant variety rights (PVRs), whereby applications can be made to ARIPO and, once granted, will have uniform effect in the designated contracting states. Furthermore, Article 4(1) states that the variety will have uniform effect, provided a designated contracting state has not refused the grant.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2023

In the sitcom American Auto, the company's designer and lawyer respond comically bad to a fear of being wrongly accused of plagiarism. The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: American Auto appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

An article by Adi Robertson at The Verge looks at a recent study by The Galaxy , which examines the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and examines what the buyer is obtaining in terms of copyright or other intellectual property rights. However, NFTs were never designed for this purpose. The answer is, quite simply, not much.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Also, many have design errors due to their age. With that said, here’s some spooky copyright stories to send chills down your spine: 5 Copyright Issues for Halloween : Starting in October 2010, this article takes a look at some of the more broad copyright issues and how they impact Halloween.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Although national rules vary, all the current SPR-regimes permit scientific articles that are the result of (fully or partially) publicly funded research to be shared online by their authors for non-profit purposes, typically following an embargo period. 2] A legislative proposal to introduce SPRs in Italy is pending. [3]

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2025

Beyond this high-level guidance from Article 2 of the Protocol, the UPC faces the challenge of developing its own approach to assessing infringement by equivalence. Indeed, Bioo had filed its own patent application ( WO 2022/058500 ) describing these advantages of its two-compartment design.

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