By Saranjit Dhindsa and Liz Gray What is an Industrial Design? If IP rights are a family, industrial design rights (also known as ‘design rights’ or ‘design patent rights’) are the shallowest family member—it’s what’s on the outside that counts. Industrial designs protect a product’s unique appearance, not how the product works or the materials that it’s made of. Industrial …
Big news in the world of luxury goods: earlier this week, French multinational LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA) acquired renowned jeweler Tiffany’s for $16.2bn. According to Reuters, one of the biggest draws for the luxury conglomerate was the breadth and value of Tiffany’s IP. The famous Tiffany …
By: Natalie Raffoul This article first appeared in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2020,a supplement to IAM, published by Law Business Research – IP Division. To view the guide in full, please go to www.IAM-media.com. Also, check out the article on Lexology.
