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James Concannon, a multi-disciplinary artist, created a custom leather jacket as a gift for Antoni Porowski, which starred on Netflix’s Queer Eye series back in 2018. He added some original artwork and elements to a plain black leather jacked that…
You have probably thought that in a copyright case you will see a book or song writer, or another form of art author, but check this case where the elements of GUI were protected by copyright leading to a lawsuit filed by Apple. It all begun since…
To enjoy the privileges of copyright protection, registration is not obligatory, however you see more and more people as well as companies legally register their works at the U.S. Copyright Office. What are the benefits of this move? Public record of your…
You have to meet three conditions in order to achieve trade secret status, protect the information from being disclosed, the secret must have economic value, and the trade secret must remain known to a limited group of people. Provided that your…
During the Winter Olympics 2022 which took place from Feb. 4-22 in Beijing, China, two figure skaters along with NBC got sued over using a song during their performance without the artists permission. Robert and Aron Marderosian who are also known as the…
Computers nowadays can produce music, poems as well as paint, sometimes even better than humans and all of the above qualifies as copyrightable material. But can it be copyrighted if it’s made from AI? Back in 2018 there was a case which was brought…
Back in January, the Japan-based anti-piracy group CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) announced that by April they would launch an international body which will fight online piracy for anime, manga and other similar content which is protected…
Just yesterday Cartier filed a lawsuit in a New York state court in Manhattan where it accuses its luxury rival Tiffany & Co of stealing trade secrets. Back in December, Tiffany had hired an employee that previously worked under Cartier despite the…
Just this Monday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the DC order which dismissed the Alabama Aircraft Industries claims of trade secret misappropriation. According to the decision, the lower court erred in their decision that the…
Everyone lately has been really passionate about the blockchain technology but what is it and how it can help the intellectual property world? To put it in simple words, blockchain is a system of storing information but in a special way that makes it…
Nowadays internet marketing has gained huge importance especially after the pandemic during which the ecommerce begun a rapid growth. One of the best ways to advertise is social media marketing and usage of great photos as well as infographics. The issue…
Trade secrets are an old form of IP that some people argue it dates back to Roman times. They have always been a choice for people who want to protect their intellectual property, along with copyrights, patents and trademarks. Since trade secrets…
