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> Designs and Copyright
- Our attorneys have considerable experience in all aspects of the law relating to designs, including registered designs, unregistered design rights and copyright. We have dealt with design issues for products like toys, medical devices, footwear and clothing, containers for food and drink as well as shaped foods, and lighting systems.
- We advise on every aspect of designs, including searches for registered rights throughout the world, particularly in Europe, UK and USA.
- We can file registered design applications throughout the world, and advise on infringement and revocation of registered rights.
- We can handle the renewals of your design registrations, as well as the transfer (assignment) of rights and the granting of licences.
- Strategic advice can be provided on the management of design portfolios, including advising on budgeting.
- Advice can be provided on copyright entitlement , correct notification and enforcement of copyright.
- Our specialist copyright attorneys are Anne Lacaze, Alec Messulam and Julia D'Arcy
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EU passes new law on geographical indicatiors
On 26 March 2024, the European Council adopted a new regulation on geographical indicators (“GI”) for agricultural products, wines, and spirits. Geographical indicators, sometimes also known as “protected designations of origin” confer rights that are not dissimilar to ordinary trade mark rights in the name of a place or region as it related to and insamuch … Read More
by Mark SmithEU trade mark registrations no longer cover Jersey (and haven’t for quite some time)
For the uninitiated, Jersey (formally “The Bailiwick of Jersey”) is a self-governing, British Crown Dependency (located just off the coast of France) with its own parliament and laws. Trade mark holders have long been able to obtain Jersey-specific trade mark rights via extension (or “re-registration”) of an already existing UK trade mark right registered nationally … Read More
by Mark SmithUK Court of Appeal finds for M&S against Aldi in Registered Design Battle of the Gin Bottles
Marks & Spencer’s registered designs to “snow globe” gin bottles were held to be infringed by Aldi’s look-a-like products in court of appeal Case No: CA-2023-000521. In the assessment of the registered designs, the court inspected a physical example of the M&S product. The court found that the designers of the M&S Product had had … Read More
by Julia D'Arcy