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  • Pooey Puitton toy purse makers file lawsuit against Louis Vuitton

    Toy company MGA Entertainment has preemptively sued Louis Vuitton in an attempt to prevent the fashion house from taking actions that might impact sales of its slime-filled children's purse Pooey Puitton. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 4 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Nirvana sues Marc Jacobs for using iconic smiley face logo

    Representatives of rock band Nirvana are suing Marc Jacobs for using its copyrighted smiley face logo in the fashion designer's latest collection and campaign. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 3 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Balenciaga is being sued for copying tree-shaped car fresheners

    French fashion house Balenciaga is being sued for creating key rings that closely resemble Little Trees, the popular in-car air fresheners. More

    Augusta Pownall | 25 October 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Dubai Frame opens amid claims of copyright infringement

    The controversial Dubai Frame has opened to the public, despite an ongoing copyright dispute with architect Fernando Donis, who won a competition to design the observation tower over a decade ago. More

    Jessica Mairs | 11 January 2018 | 7 comments
  • "Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don't call us copycats"

    Architects shouldn't be stifled by their disdain for copying successful ideas, from Assemble's pop-up cinema to Shigeru Ban's cardboard structures, says Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More

    Phineas Harper | 18 July 2017 | 11 comments
  • Poundland's mountain-inspired chocolate bar sparks legal battle with Toblerone

    Confectionary giant Mondelez and British chain Poundland are locked in a feud over the discount store's new Toblerone-esque chocolate bar called Twin Peaks. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 18 July 2017 | 8 comments
  • Adidas faces lawsuit over Art Basel-branded trainers

    The organisers of Swiss fair Art Basel have filed a lawsuit against Adidas for using the event's name and branding without permission on a limited-edition pair of trainers. More

    Alice Morby | 7 June 2017 | 10 comments
  • Molteni&C wins legal battle to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti chair

    The Italian courts have sided with Molteni&C in a legal dispute against Cassina that saw both brands exhibit the same chair during Milan design week. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 16 May 2017 | 2 comments
  • Molteni&C granted injunction to stop Cassina producing identical Gio Ponti lounge chair

    Molteni&C has won the first round of a legal battle against Cassina, after both Italian brands showed the same 1950s Gio Ponti chair at Milan design week. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 18 April 2017 | Leave a comment
  • Copyright has "gone too far" and ideas should belong to everyone, says David Byrne

    Copyright protection lasts too long and should be shortened, according to musician David Byrne, speaking at a design festival at the new A/D/O space in New York this weekend. More

    Marcus Fairs | 30 January 2017 | 9 comments
  • Samsung wins Supreme Court battle with Apple

    The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Samsung in its ongoing patent case against fellow tech giant Apple. More

    Alice Morby | 6 December 2016 | 3 comments
  • Bestselling IKEA bed infringes design right claims e15

    German brand e15 is taking IKEA to Germany's highest court over a bed it claims is copied from one of its own designs. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 2 December 2016 | 46 comments
  • Designers still at risk under new UK copyright law, warns intellectual property lawyer

    Recent changes to UK copyright law might not give furniture designers the protections they expect, according to intellectual property lawyer Margaret Briffa. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 23 September 2016 | 1 comment
  • 10 popular furniture replicas that are now outlawed by UK copyright

    New copyright laws in the UK have come into effect, banning replicas of some of the most-copied icons of 20th century furniture design – including pieces by Arne Jacobsen, and Charles and Ray Eames (+ slideshow). More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 4 August 2016 | 12 comments
  • IKEA settles with Emeco over claims it copied a Norman Foster chair

    Business news: American furniture brand Emeco has accepted an out-of-court settlement from IKEA after accusing the Swedish giant of copying the design of one of its chairs. More

    Marcus Fairs | 17 May 2016 | 2 comments
  • Copyright legislation will destroy design publishing says Charlotte Fiell

    A new copyright law in the UK will "wipe out" design book publishing and cripple design education, according to author and publisher Charlotte Fiell. More

    Emma Tucker | 10 December 2015 | 13 comments
  • Design brands attack UK government over copyright law delay

    News: design brands including Vitra, Artek and Flos have joined forces to attack the UK government for delaying the implementation of a law that would outlaw the sale of copies of their furniture and lighting products. More

    Marcus Fairs | 22 September 2014 | 20 comments
  • UK design copyright bill comes into force

    News: a bill to extend copyright protection on industrial design from 25 years to the length of the author's life plus 70 years has today become law in the UK. More

    Emilie Chalcraft | 26 April 2013 | 5 comments
  • “Milan is a breeding ground for people who copy our products”

    Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed in Milan earlier this month, leading designers and manufacturers discuss the phenomenon of copying and how they are responding. "It’s become an increasingly big problem for us," says Tom Dixon. "People can steal ideas and produce them almost faster than we can now." More

    Marcus Fairs | 22 April 2013 | 32 comments
  • "Retailers urged to support design copyright campaign" - The Guardian

    Dezeen Wire: The Guardian reports on a campaign to persuade high-street retailers to respect the intellectual property of independent designers following the case of English pattern designer Rachael Taylor, who last week spoke out after finding a product almost identical to her own on sale at Marks & Spencer (above and below; Taylor's designs are on the right in both photos). More

    Marcus Fairs | 16 July 2012 | 1 comment

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