Companies should take steps to secure copyright ownership in their design marks. While a distinctive design mark merits protections under trademark law, it also can be protected by copyright law if it ...

Patrick Cariou’s lawsuit against artist Richard Prince for wrongfully appropriating his photographs of Rastafarians into new artworks provided a benchmark for the role of copyright in contemporary art ...

Also published in The Freeman. Should fashion designs be eligible for copyrights? When I listen to people talk about this issue, many of the same interesting arguments come up. These people know about ...

As of late, there has been a great deal of discussion about the Supreme Court’s Star Athletica decision regarding the scope of copyright protection for design features incorporated into useful ...

The intersection between copyright in a pattern and design rights on the same has come for determination before the courts on many occasions. A recent Delhi High Court judgment has clarified the ...

On December 4, 2017 Galatea Jewelry (“Galatea” or “Plaintiff”) filed a copyright infringement suit in the District Court for the Central District of California against the well-known crystal jewelry ...

“The Report concludes that AI can improve efficiency in detecting and enforcing copyright and design infringements, but that use of AI technologies for criminal purposes (including copyright and ...

In a landmark ruling, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has illuminated the complex interplay between copyright and design protection in the case of Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Inox India Ltd.

An Italian Supreme Court decision concerning the layout of Kiko make-up stores is a welcome sign of the harmonising effect of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s Cofemel ruling, but could ...

Knowing your rights as a graphic designer when it comes to copyright laws is imperative. Not only does it protect you and your designs, but it also protects creativity for all artists. As a basic ...