Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How to Register IP for your Clothing Your new clothing brand may have a variety of IP to protect. Need to protect your clothing brand? Contact US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at 949-223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can register your clothing brand’s trademarks, patents and copyrights.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult rejections, would a design patent make more sense? Before making that decision, keep in mind the 1-year grace period for filing US patents. Rejected Trademark Application?

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SpicyIP

APRIL 18, 2025

Varsity Brands (2017) articulated a clear test: an artistic feature on a useful item is copyrightable if (1) it can be perceived separately as a standalone artwork (two- or three-dimensional), and (2) if imagined apart from the item, it would qualify as a protectable work on its own. This is codified in the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S.C.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Patents protect novel products or processes, trademarks safeguard unique branding elements like logos or names, while copyrights secure original creative works.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Unlike Europe where computer software is protected by patents, software is expressly protected under copyright in China. Industrial and graphic designs, applied art, architectural buildings are also protected by copyright. can still lead to brand dilution, lost customer loyalty and lost profits.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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