IP Law 360

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A graphic designer who worked on the racy mixtape cover at the heart of a right-of-publicity suit against rapper Cardi B told a California federal jury Thursday that he never told Cardi B's representatives he picked an internet-sourced image of the plaintiff's distinctive tattoo, believing it was "fair use."

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Started in 2018, the 2nd edition of Overlapping IP Rights (OUP) was brought to completion in 2023 by his co-editor, the inimitable Prof Neil Wilkof, along with Prof Irene Calboli who came on as a co-editor following Prof Basheer’s demise. As Wilkof notes in the preface, this was an edition that Basheer and Wilkof had started work on in 2018.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). The volume is a beautiful testimony to the work of late Shamnad Basheer, who co-edited the first edition.

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SpicyIP

JULY 28, 2021

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Yashi Agrawal on India’s recent accession to the Locarno Agreement, discussing inter alia the resultant amendments to India’s design laws and prospective benefits to India on becoming a part of the Locarno Special Union and Assembly. Yashi Agrawal. India and the Locarno Agreement.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2022

This is a guest book review of the Research Handbook on Design Law , edited by Henning Hartwig, Attorney-at-Law, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany. Contributors to the edited collection include expert scholars and practitioners; Estelle Derclaye, Jason Du Mont, Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Ádám György, Mark D.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 4, 2023

The OA Agreements they have entered into with publishers were generally designed and modeled around corresponding authors from a given institution, not all authors. The existing agreements were not designed to carry this additional load. It appears that there’s much left to wonder about when it comes to the Nelson Memo.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Best Patent Book Terrell on the Law of Patents, 20th edition Sweet & Maxwell by Andrew Waugh KC, Douglas Campbell KC, Tim Austen, Tom Hinchliffe KC, Tom Mitcheson KC (reviewed by The IPKat here ) Best Copyright Book The Routledge Companion to Copyright and Creativity in the 21st Century Routledge eds.

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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. RightsClick also makes it easy to bulk edit a large number of works. The system is designed to work with files that are uploaded to it. Though they provide a link to the U.S.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

A Kat reading a new IP report Publication WIPO’s 2024 World Intellectual Property Indicators WIPO has published the 2024 edition of its World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI). This annual survey analyzes IP activity around the globe. Click here to learn more and to download the report. programmes: - LL.M.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

. • Study Guide to the Patents Acts (14th edition), by Doug Ealey. And the winner is: The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law (Bloomsbury) by Léon Dijkman Best Copyright Law Book The nominations were: • Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (2nd edition), by Elenora Rosati. •

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

We’ve talked about this a great deal recently, but it’s simply the truth that one does not write an original work and “edit” it into their own words. Not only is it prone to mistakes and errors, but even if it is done perfectly, it is still just an edited version of someone else’s writing, not an original creation by the editor.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Since then, Shenseea has released an edited version of the video minus the fruit clips. ” 3: Berlin’s Beloved Transit Seat Design Escapes Legal Bind. Sarley had previously threatened legal action back in 2019. At the time, fans of Sarley took to Shenseea’s YouTube channel, causing the video in question to be removed.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2022

According to the claim, the defendants allegedly used copyright-infringing fairy wing designs in several photos that were shared on social media. “My own photos of my design were used in image edits and displayed on 11:11 Digital / Paris Hilton’s social media accounts without my permission.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Contreras Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe, edited by Richard Davis, Thomas St Quintin and Guy Tritton And the Winner is: Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements by Pratyush Nath Upreti Congratulations to all those nominated and this year's winners!

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

AUGUST 22, 2022

Our methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Wes Musselman. According to Best Lawyers , “Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video The Golden Ratio of Trademark Protection. It is found throughout nature—from the human body to plants—and creates structure and harmony intentionally by design. The golden ratio is also found in art, music, design and many other places.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of our video The WIPO Madrid Protocol’s International Trademark Filing System Part 2. [ The following is an edited transcript of our video The WIPO Madrid Protocol’s International Trademark Filing System Part 2. [ For Part 1, see here. For Part 1, see here.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals vs Controller of Patents and Designs on 22 October 2024 (Madras High Court) Image from here In this case, an appeal was filed under Section 3(b) and 59 of the Patents Act to overturn a rejection of a patent application by Patent Office. The court upheld the suit’s cause of action and dismissed the petition.

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Erik K Pelton

MAY 9, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Sounds, Colors, Scents, and Other Nontraditional Trademarks. Examples of those interiors are the Apple Store has a registration for the layout of the store, and Chipotle has a registration for the common design themes that you’ll find in nearly every Chipotle.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce the 2023 edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge. We encourage a broad range of perspectives, and topics can be from within the various categories of intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, industrial design and copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

11413/2024) in a case concerning the protection by copyright of a lamp design. Part II will now turn to the compatibility of the approach adopted by the Italian courts to the cumulation of design and copyright protection for works of industrial design and applied art (WAA) with the existing case law of the CJEU in the area.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2025

11/24/2024/HP-II/4236-4244 ), designating Delhi Police as the nodal agency for regulating digital content hosted or published on intermediary platforms in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The author would like to thank Sabeeh and Praharsh for the swift and insightful edits on this piece. Aditi is a final-year B.A.,

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This matters because the regulations determine relative fairness of agreements between the platforms and different news organizations based on the number of full-time equivalent journalists.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Computer Programs Directive protects “ preparatory design work leading to the development of a computer program provided that the nature of the preparatory work is such that a computer program can result from it at a later stage ” (recital 7). This is not to say that prompts should qualify as preparatory design work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This time, the casus belli came from a question related to the requirements needed to allow the cumulation of design and copyright protection for works of industrial design and applied art (WAA). In addition, the Court of Appeal ruled out that the lamp was a protectable work of design under art.2(1)(10) With an order (Cass.,

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The company also owns a design patent covering the product. The following comes from my 2022 Civil Procedure I Exam. – Dennis. Introduction : Dryson makes a “hair wand” that styles as it dries. In 2021, three different competitors started selling similar products.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman.

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

When tech giants turned to virtual worlds in 2021, haute couture designers did not hesitate to design digital clothing for avatars and open stores on these platforms. Thanks to their transparency and immutability, NFTs protect both designers and consumers from fakes. Other firms in the industry were soon to follow.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2025

Moral jeopardy of s tem cell technologies The patent application at issue in T 1553/22 related to methods for producing human-pig chimeras designed to generate humanised blood vessels and blood cells for therapeutic applications ( EP16759528.9 , Regents of the University of Minnesota).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Image from here Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context After nearly two decades of negotiations, WIPO Member States have adopted the Design Law Treaty (DLT). Eashan shares a short extract from the book’s Preface, highlighting the stimuli for the second edition below. In this post by Kartikeya S.,

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 17, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Branding Tips. Consider non-traditional trademarks (sounds, colors, packaging designs). As we celebrate our 25th year, I am excited to share 25 branding tips with you: Choose a creative name – it’s the foundation you begin with to build a bold brand.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

For sneaker enthusiasts in Canada, the allure of limited editions and iconic collaborations has given rise to a vibrant sneaker culture. Sneaker companies invest substantial resources in designing unique logos, branding, and shoe designs. Moreover, sneaker companies can also protect their shoe designs through design patents.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). The first edition was published in 1990 and it is now in its 6th edition, updated from its previous version which was published in 2015.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Trade marks Katfriends Manon Vanderhaeghe and Jozefien Vanherpe (both KULeuven) looked into the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal concerning the refusal of Volvo’s application to register the design of its Y-shaped LED headlights. In June 2024, after almost three years, the General Court annulled the refusal decision.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of our video The WIPO Madrid Protocol’s International Trademark Filing System Part 1. Once registered in each designated country, the owner will have the same trademark protection in those countries as if you had applied there in the first place.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Whether it keeps pace with it or not is impossible to say, but in my limited testing, it does a good job of detecting works that are written by AI, even if a human edits and rewrites it. This is technology that will likely grow and evolve alongside AI writing. Advantages: Current tools are free and easy to use. Advantages: .

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