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EUIPO on trade marks and designs in the metaverse

The IPKat

EUIPO also announced that, so far, the Office has registered the following applications related to NFTs and the metaverse: In this context, EUIPO held the webinar “ Trade marks and designs in the metaverse: legal aspects/EUIPO practice ” some days ago. Here is TechieKat’s report on the event! see here ). see here ).

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Design reform reaches its finale: it is now Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823

The IPKat

Yesterday, the EU design reform reached its final step: it was published in the Official Journal as Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823. Taken upon by the European Commission, the initial design reform took several years of adoption, mainly because of controversies surrounding design protection of spare parts.

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Paramount Files Case with the Copyright Claims Board

Plagiarism Today

However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event. Initially, JMC responded saying that they were within their rights to host the event, but later said that they were seeking to accommodate Paramount’s requests. Bottom Line.

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Event in Review: IP and Brand Protection in the Metaverse

JD Supra Law

In a recent event hosted by Lexology, Venable partners Justin Pierce, Calvin Nelson, and Marci Ballard discussed how various entities are seeking to prepare for a future of immersive, interactive, and engaging metaverse experiences. By: Venable LLP

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CCC to Host “Workflow of the Future” Virtual Event on Standards & Sustainability

Velocity of Content

CCC will host its next virtual “Workflow of the Future” event on Thursday, 8 December at 11:00 am EST focused on how standards can help organizations meet sustainability goals. The aim is to engage SDOs and their business customers, helping them work together to design better ways to incorporate standards into user workflows.

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India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts

SpicyIP

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 Plagiarism of Fast Fashion

Plagiarism Today

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.