JD Supra Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Summary Trade dress is a powerful intellectual property (IP) tool that can be used to protect the distinctive non-functional look and feel" of a products design, shape and/or 3D configuration.[1]

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This is a review of “ Designs Law and Practice (3rd Edition) ” by RPC. Formerly published as Sykes: Intellectual Property in Designs, this is a substantially revised and updated new edition which aims to provide a comprehensive but practical reference source for the various IP rights protecting designs, with a focus on the United Kingdom.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

February 6, 2025 Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC (EMP&A), a leading trademark law firm dedicated to protecting brands, is proud to announce the successful registration of U.S. For years, we have helped clients secure trademarks to safeguard their intellectual property.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

Intellectual Property Rights come in various forms. One of them is ‘Design’ which is a composition of colors, shapes patterns, etc which add value and attraction to the product. Designs are advantageous assets that can be protected only if registered under the Designs Act, 2000. Website Designs.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Id, section 1206.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In today’s highly competitive working environment, almost every other individual knows what Intellectual Property (IP) is and that the protection of IP assets is a matter of paramount importance. and commercial info, including the list of clients and suppliers, distribution methods, marketing strategies, etc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Protecting jewellery with the aid of intellectual property rights is a topic of interest which sparks curiosity. While copyright is concerned with the creative part of jewellery, design is concerned with the shape, configuration, pattern, and mix of lines or colours in two or three-dimensional forms.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. In Pyrrha Design Inc. where original jewellery designs are automatically protected under copyright law as sculptural or pictorial works.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. Market Reach & Presence. For more visit: [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 10, 2024

Its gained momentum with the advent of importance in R&D and patent registration. Further Trademarks Act, 1999 and Designs Act, 2000 allow licensing of trademarks and designs respectively. Intellectual Property Rights Protection IP licensing is an essential element of technology transfer. Technology-transfer.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

What does it mean to protect intellectual property? Now that we know what intellectual property is , let’s talk about how to protect intellectual property. What do we mean by intellectual property protection? What would it mean, for example, to protect your personal property?

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Kashishipr

JUNE 30, 2021

Modularity allows firms and companies with complex technical systems to divide the components therein, called the modules, which are capable of being designed independently, but to function, they need to be looked at together as a whole. The stronger the sense of modularity, the better is the said IPR protected.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2023

The most popular of all customs is a play used by kids called “trick or treat” kids visit neighbour houses dressed in Halloween-themed costumes, which are designed to give a scary feeling, and ask them to give sweets by the phrase “trick or treat” if the owners of the house fail to give sweets, kids play a trick.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) IPR Chair, GNLU and Microsoft Chair on IPR Law and Policy Research are jointly organizing a Panel Discussion on ‘3D Printing and Intellectual Property: Prospects and Challenges ‘ on 13th November, 2021.

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction Intellectual Property Rights is a right which is connected with the person or the company’s intangible property. What are the rights in Intellectual Property? This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. Like, goodwill.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2022

Eashan writes about Indian intellectual property law on his Medium page. The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. I am delighted to take this opportunity to share with the SpicyIP community the release of my book, The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law (Thomson Reuters, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-9393702173).

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Where tangible resources are constitutive of buildings, machines, and equipment, intangible resources are creations of the mind, which include inventions, literary, artistic, and musical works, labels, designs and symbols, and other goods or services of the like nature. Understanding IP-Backed Financing. Modes of Collateralization.

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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). As always, do not forget to check our Events page as well! This annual survey analyzes IP activity around the globe.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

It is always recommended for a mask work applicant to identify the “novel points” in the design during the registration step (e.g., The registration history may be introduced as one piece of evidence to show the materiality of the copied portions. Mask Work Infringement Defense.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

Geographically Descriptive Terms: It is important to note that trademarks that include words that are geographically descriptive (like names of cities or countries) will not be eligible for registration if they create the impression that the products or services originating from other places are originating from the mentioned geographical location.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 20, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. Receive a registration certificate.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

We’re pleased to inform you that a free online course on intellectual property starting on January 08, 2023 is being offered for students on the e-learning platform SWAYAM by Dr. Yogesh Pai, Associate Professor of Law, in charge of the SPRIHA IPR Chair at National Law University, Delhi.

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Few people are aware that the growing confrontation between Russia and the West actually started in connection with intellectual property back in July 2021. These amendments introduced important changes to legal regulations on geographical indications ( GIs ) and designations of origin (PDOs) of certain alcoholic beverages.

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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). Marcel Pemsel looked into a recent decision of the German Supreme Court concerning copyright protection for two Birkenstock sandal designs. The survey closes on 1 April 2025.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. As owners of their intellect, inventors of intellectual properties have a natural right to exclusively commercialise the products of their minds.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights occur as the dynamic instrument to discourse these tasks if the legal protection and development of a situation is beneficial to development and novelty. IPR IN THE FRAMEWORK OF STARTUPS Intellectual Property Rights serves as the keystone for the tenability and the development of new ventures.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In this sense, the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) published in June 2022 the practical approach taken for classification purposes (see IPKat post here ). Challenges involving designs in the metaverse were also addressed. The speakers were Kelly Bennett and Thom Clark from the Legal Department. see here ).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or entities over creations of the mind. IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2022

A deceptive sign is not eligible for trade mark registration. On the 20th of July 2022, the Beijing Intellectual Property (IP) court posted a case* addressing all this on its Case Bulletin webpage. Such rule, in the Trade Mark Law of China ( TMLC ), is directly stipulated in Article 10.1 (7): 7) of the TMLC.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For companies enforcing their intellectual property rights, determining who owns a domain can prove invaluable as part of a wider investigation. That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 3, 2023

Your products and product designs are the life blood of your business. However, many companies don’t think about protecting their creative product designs, and product packaging with intellectual property registrations.

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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.). Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by IP Press on the extension of the registration deadlines for their Comprehensive Course on Patents, in collaboration with S. The deadline for registration has now been extended to October 4. Majumdar & Co, a reputed full service Intellectual property Firm.

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The IPKat

JUNE 23, 2023

Former Guest Kat Peter Ling brings us a fascinating discussion about the overlap of two dimensional geometric planes and intellectual property. How the "einstein tile" might be protected by intellectual property law Patents are granted for new inventions applicable in industry. 3(a) Community Design Regulation ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 25, 2023

We’re pleased to inform you that a free online course on intellectual property starting on July 31, 2023 is being offered for students on the e-learning platform SWAYAM by Dr. Yogesh Pai, Associate Professor of Law, in charge of the SPRIHA IPR Chair at National Law University, Delhi. Fees Registration to the course is free of cost.

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