On the heel of reports that forever 21 is offering lookalike version of Rihanna Fenty’s for Puma, the German sport wear giant had slapped the copyright retailer with a design patent, trade dress, copyright infringement lawsuits. According to Pumas suit which was filed in district US court for the central district of California, the [...]
A copyright infringement action requires a plaintiff to prove (1) Ownership of a valid copyright, and (2) Actionable copying by the defendant of constituent elements of the work that are original. Copyright- Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country that grants the creator of original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution. This [...]
A designer in Bengaluru is claiming image copyright infringement of a line art image of Vidhana Soudha by cab aggregator Ola for a citywide billboard campaign promoting Ola Auto. Ramakrishna V is a graphic designer who has worked with Housing and Zoho in a creative capacity. According to him, the company used his image of Vidhana Soudha, a prominent [...]
Protecting the legacy of the ritzy brand Gianni Versace S.p.A through patents and copyrights was perhaps the most important strategy adopted by Donatella after Gianni Versace died dramatically on July 15, 1997. Brand Versace got its time-honoured 'Medusa Head' logo protected in 1998. And now the brand's logo is safe till 2013. An artist [...]
From time to time, the Mars candy company teams up with entertainment execs to market M&M’s dressed as iconic Hollywood characters. Apparently, they didn’t team up with Zorro Productions, Inc (“Zorro“). Zorro is suing Mars (and ad agency BBDO Worldwide) in the U.S. District Court of Northern California for trademark infringement, unfair business practices, [...]
