
Drawing a parallel between aesthetics and functionality for design protection
Like many counties in the world, India has a strong law for protecting aesthetic creations by way of design registration. The design law protects aesthetic creations and not the functionality.
Drawing a parallel between aesthetics and functionality for design protectionLike many counties in the world, India has a strong...

Date of design registration: Understanding versus reality – Asia IP Law Feature
James Anderson, in his novel called The Never-Open Desert Diner, said that “Sometimes the smallest things are so damn unforgivable. Maybe because they aren't small—they only seem that way to someone else. You never know what someone holds scared until it's too late.”
This quote is aptly justified in the verdict delivered...

Print Wars: Attack of the Clones
Anecdotal evidence suggests worldwide levels of filings in the 3D-print technology field presently is in order of about 10 times that of filings that occurred in 2007, says Sam Park, principal at SAMPARK & CO in Sydney.
“The increase of patent applications for 3D printing is mainly due to market driven...