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Revisiting Chanel v. Huawei
A battle of the giants: fashion powerhouse Chanel and tech gigant Huawei fought it out in the realm of IP law, which allowed for a clarification of the extent of protection of visual marks [...]
Inspiration Or Imitation?
The District Court of Berlin recently ruled on the distinction between new separate works inspired by earlier works and the imitation of earlier works.[1] The case concerned one of the world's most famous furniture [...]
Notes on Bottega
"Welcome to ‘New Bottega’ – a term that, for many, carries the same sentiment as ‘Old Céline’, which is where 34-year-old designer Daniel Lee worked under the tutelage of Phoebe Philo before joining the [...]
No “Pass” for Passing Off
As we all know, coffee is the master of modern mankind. Without it, no one would be able to go the office at 9 am and no one would be able to go out at [...]
A Study in Chairs
The Wassily chair is one of the most copied furniture designs of all time, making it a prime candidate to discuss how a chair design can be protected by law. [...]
Design Law? In MY Animal Crossing? It’s More Likely Than You Think
Could Animal Crossing hurt planned design patents? The intuitive answer would be a no. The less obvious answer would be a no as well, but with quite a big but. Some of you may have [...]