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Increase in renewal fee for EU designations in Hague design registrations
Shutterstock/T. Schneider European Union Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence
WIPO to mandate description usage for Hague design registrations, puts a freeze on 1960 Hague Act
International Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence
The “DF21” design searching service provided by the UK design registry: an underused, and overlooked, resource?
When it comes to commercialising a product in the UK, failure to perform any due diligence on whether its underlying design infringes an existing design registration covering the UK can be costly. Though in mitigation, searching for relevant design registrations covering the UK can be problematic, for several reasons, not least because of how they are classified. This can make the performing of such searching time intensive, and hence costly.
Colour in the context of design registration protection in the UK, and when it can be worth considering
In the context of protecting the appearance of a consumer product in the UK using design registration protection, a focus on protecting the shape of the product is usually a promising starting point. Though, particularly when it comes to lookalikes, anyone seeking to mimic the appearance of a consumer product will typically look to mimic all aspects of its appearance, not just its shape. Colour falls high up on the list of potential areas for imitation.
Functional designs: balancing the patent and UK/EU design registration tightrope
In the context of a design that has both aesthetic and technical benefits, a question often asked is whether patent protection and design registration protection can co-exist in respect of this same design.
Hague design registration system update: reduced official fees for designating China
International Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence The changes are expected to result in a strong growth in the number of Hague design registrations designating China. Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the WTR experts. Subscribe now Already have access? Login below
What makes “good” UK and/or EU design registration protection for a product?
In the context of protecting the appearance of a product with a registered design application, at least as far as the UK and the EU are concerned, the scope of any resultant protection is principally defined by the content of the drawings which are used to illustrate the product within the registered design application.
Protecting visual aspects of video games - how about a design registration or a registered trade mark?
UK and EU registered designs At least in the UK and many parts of Europe, such as the EU, a design registration can cover a variety of different visual aspects relating to a video game, such as the appearance of protagonists from the game; the appearance of a level; the design of a HUD, or other GUI which the player interacts with; or even objects/power-ups/pick-ups which a player might be expected to use as part of the game.
Hague design registrations: where’s my stamp of approval?
In the context of obtaining design registration protection, in many territories around the world, one of the mechanisms for achieving this protection is via use of the international Hague design registration system, operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva. With a Hague registered design application the owner must designate, when the application is first made to WIPO, which territories are to be covered under the application.
Please, Sir, I Want Some More…UK Design Registration
UK: Please, Sir, I Want Some More…UK Design Registration - What To Do When 12 Views Is Not Enough 17 March 2022 D Young & Co To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In the context of obtaining registered design protection in the UK, this is often achieved through the use of the UK's web-filing system, which allows multiple UK designs to be pursued in a single filing, very cost effectively.
Hague design system - upcoming changes to the rules
William Burrell and Stefanie Koroll D Young & Co LLP 17 December 2021 International Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence A number of welcome amendments, due to come into force on 1 January 2022, have been made to the rules of procedure relating to the Hague design registration system. To read more Register for limited access Register to receive our weekly newsletter and access two of our subscriber-only articles per month.
Hague design system - upcoming changes to the rules
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Bunch O Balloons - has their RCD burst?
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Design developments
One of the key verdicts this year was that of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU)decision between Brompton Bicycle Ltd v Chedech/Get2Get,1 in the context of folding bicycles. The decision reiterated that in the context of functional designs, copyright may also subsist where the work (design) maintained originality – specifically in that it is the author’s own intellectual creation; and that the author’s creation is expressed.
EUIPO joins WIPO Digital Access Service for EU registered design applications
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Mexico joins Hague design registration system
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Mexico joins Hague design registration system
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Do you want to build a snowman? No, but I'd like to protect one! IP for animated characters. | Lexology
When it comes to animated productions including films; TV series; and video games, instrumental are their characters whose appearance and traits are what give the production its appeal.
Lego blocks out competitor’s invalid EU design registration
23 Aug 2019 @WTRmagazine RT @buenonestor: Rights holders are increasingly turning to non-conventional colour marks to protect the colours associated with their bran… Read more 22 Aug 2019 @WTRmagazine RT @kartik1973: From Jumia to Ozon: the regional e-commerce sites that rights holders need to be policing - World Trademark Review https://… Read more 22 Aug 2019 @WTRmagazine Six counterfeit hotspots that you must be aware of in Canada.
Community design applications priority claim assessments: new, relaxed, examination regime
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In the mid-1990s, Americans were shocked by several high-profile child victim sex offenses. In New Jersey, the abduction, rape and murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanka by a paroled sex offender who lived across the street horrified the state and spurred action by elected officials and state agencies. In less than four months (warp speed for legislative processes), a package of bills was drafted, passed and signed into law.
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