Adidas sues Marc Jacobs for ‘stealing’ three-stripe design

- 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

Monster Energy targets moving company in TM lawsuit

has “wilfully violated” at least the 34 marks listed in the complaint, the energy drink brand said. Monster also uses a “distinct” trade dress for packaging and promotional materials. The design

Skechers accuses Nike of ‘stifling competition’ with lawsuits

technologies”, Skechers was in the habit of copying “successful products of others”, and that the shoemaker’s designs had infringed 12 of Nike’s design patents. The design patents cover Nike’s Air Max 270 and

Brief Discussion on the Influence of Determination of “Same Product” on the Judgment of the Unity of Partial Designs

, and bowls belong to the same class in the “LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION”, they do not belong to the same product. 2. Normally, through overall observation, if the basic design and other design(s) have the

Brazil improves industrial design examination procedure

INPI improves the industrial design examination procedure: On 1 August 2024, Brazil's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) optimised the examination process for industrial designs by

Informative User Guide for the View and Drawing Requirements of Designs

Patent Office Invalidates iPhone Design Used in Samsung Case

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month invalidated an Apple design patent for the original iPhone, giving Samsung a lift in their final appeal to overturn a costly judgement against

Yves Saint Laurent Handbag Designs Overcome H&M Challenges

Luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) has overcome two Community design challenges centring on its handbags that were filed by retailer H&M. On September 10, the European General Court affirmed the

Dyson drops design patent dispute with SharkNinja

Vacuum maker Dyson dismissed an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit earlier this week, bringing a four-year design patent battle with competitor SharkNinja to an end. Back in

Apple and Samsung settle seven year patent dispute

Apple and Samsung have settled their long-running design patent dispute, one month after a jury awarded $539 million to Apple in the clash. District Judge Lucy Koh, of the US District Court for the