Protecting brands

I’m presenting lots of seminars.
I did one for design students on behalf of IP Australia on 20 April.
My next seminar will be for fashion designers and retailers, on 13 May. Also joining me on the podium will be:
Kate Vandermeer – Director, iSpyStyle
Eddie Zammit – Founder, T-World and Principal and Creative Director Grin Creative
Ivan Gomez – [...]

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There have been quite a few fashion copying cases recently.
And I have been getting calls from designers asking how they can protect their designs.
I don’t have a lot of time to give telephone advice, so I have been wondering whether it is worthwhile conducting a seminar on protection of fashion designs.
At a seminar I would [...]

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Wired magazine reports that Apple has claimed in court that no reasonable person would believe its iPhone ad.
Apple is being sued by San Diego resident William Gillis for misleading advertising. Mr Gillis claims that the new iPhone 3G is not “twice as fast for half the price” when compared to the original iPhone.
Interestingly, Apple’s defence [...]

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Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani is suing hit group Coldplay for copyright infringement.
He claims that Coldplay copied substantial parts of his 2004 song If I could fly (listen here, track 6 on album list) for their hit Viva la vida. Coldplay have denied copying, saying that any similarities are coincidental.
I can hear some similarities in the riff, [...]

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220 Laboratories Inc., a manufacturer of skin and body products, has sued actress Kate Hudson and celebrity hairdresser David Babaii for theft of trade secrets, fraud and breach of contract.
220 Laboratories says that it it developed 10 products for the pair and the “marketing idea, based on volcanic ash.” It also provided them with a [...]

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