aesthetic function once displayed on a screen, this may not be true for the metaverse. It may not be possible to obtain a meaningful design scope of protection if we limit the metaverse design protection
prevent a defendant from using the spot, and the owner may be awarded monetary relief. In the lawsuit, Browne’s defended his design by arguing that the two companies are not direct competitors and do not
design patents, by way of a collection of copycat shoes. According to the complaint that it filed with a New York federal court on May 5, Louboutin asserts that in “a blatant attempt to trade off the
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has proposed a rule to create a separate design patent practitioner bar. The USPTO is publishing this proposal in the Federal Register on May 16, 2023.
In the dynamic world of fashion, design protection plays a significant role in safeguarding creativity and innovation. Companies invest heavily in developing unique designs that not only attract
NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - LL Bean has been sued by footwear maker Skechers USA (SKX.N), which accused the clothing and outdoor gear company of illegally copying its shoes, which have sold in the m...
On 12 March, in case T-66/24, the General Court of the European Union ruled on the invalidity of a Community design representing an LED light bulb. In January 2017, the Taiwanese company Liquidleds
property in these shoes, in the form of industrial design protection. This they did, filing design applications across the world for several of their models, including in Europe with the European
- and that Marc Jacobs International is “intentionally and maliciously” stealing the trademarked design by putting four stripes on some of its own clothing. Adidas wants Marc Jacobs to immediately
The Supreme Court declined to resolve the issue of whether, for each of the Apple design patents in question, the relevant “article of manufacture” is the entire phone or a particular component