Trademarks
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Can I register my looks as a trademark?
Models, influencers, actors, and media personalities are increasingly inclined to legally protect their image using intellectual property tools. EUIPO recognizes that faces of people or photographic representations of people can be perceived as an indication of commercial origin for goods and services. However, registering a trademark of this type is neither simple nor guaranteed: the…
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The Curious Case of the Austin GP Trophy; Copyrights, Trademarks, Design?
If you see the “meant-to-be” trophy of the Austin F1 GP for the first time, a doubt assails you, and you almost expect the little one to take off his helmet and reveal himself as the famous Mickey Mouse. Then you wonder… what about copyright? (Expired or still in effect?) Reports indicate that shortly before…
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