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Paris Court rules Hermès’ copyright and trademark infringed in upcycled fashion case

By Laura Stravinskaite | Posted on July 9, 2025

On April 10, 2025, the Paris Judicial Court handed down a pivotal decision in favour of Hermès, finding that S.A.S. MAISON R&C, S.A.S. ATELIER R&C, and Géraldine Lugassy Demri had infringed Hermès’ copyrights and its registered word mark by incorporating parts of Hermès silk scarves—featuring original graphic works—onto denim jackets marketed as...

Tags: copyright, fashion, hermes, Infringement, Trademark

China’s First AI-Generated Picture Copyright Infringement Case

By Ai-Leen Lim, Ashley Zhao | Posted on April 8, 2025

In November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court issued a first-instance judgment in China’s first “AI-generated picture copyright infringement case”, clarifying that the AI-generated picture involved in the case has the quality of “originality”, reflecting the original intellectual input of human beings, and thus should be recognised as a work and protected by copyright law. The...

Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, china, copyright

Danish Copyright Act – You may (still) lawfully use copyrighted works for parody purposes

By Mette Parlev | Posted on June 10, 2024

An amendment to the Danish Copyright Act will enter into force on July 1, 2024. The amendment codifies a long-used principle in Danish law that the use of copyrighted works in parodies and caricatures does not constitute an infringement of the work. This principle faltered when the Eastern High Court suddenly changed it in a...

Tags: copyright, Denmark, Infringement, parody

Media Vs. Technology – More U.S. Newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft

By Hanna Hansson | Posted on May 6, 2024

In a significant turn of events, in December 2023, the New York Times took legal action against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using their copyrighted articles to train their chatbots. This was followed by eight more daily newspapers, all owned by the Alden Global Capital Group, including The New York Daily News, The Chicago...

Tags: AI, copyright, Media, technology, trademarks, unfair competition

China’s president pledges stronger IP enforcement

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on May 4, 2021

China’s president Xi Jinping has reiterated the country’s commitment to strengthening intellectual property protection and enforcement through higher damages and criminalisation. The article was published by the official state-run press agency of the People’s Republic of China – Xinhua. It stresses that innovation is the primary driving force behind development and protecting intellectual property rights is equal to protecting...

Tags: awards, china, copyright, Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark

Lego’s copyright victory against Lepin in China

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on December 14, 2020

Danish toymaker Lego wins another landmark case in China using copyright and anti-unfair competition to protect its market share of the US$15 billion toy and games industry On September 2, 2020, the Shanghai Third Intermediate Court announced sentencing of nine individuals to up to six years imprisonment and fines of RMB 90 million RMB (USD...

Tags: china, copyright, damages, Infringement, lego, Lepin

Court decisions highlight challenges using copyright to protect designs in Denmark

By AWA | Posted on June 24, 2020

Two eagerly-awaited decisions from the Danish courts serve as a reminder that registered design rights offer greater protection over copyright in cases concerning lookalike products Both designers Ilse Jacobsen with rubber boots and Anne Black with a hanging flower pot, vase and jar with lid stated these products enjoyed copyright protection, but as seen in...

Tags: copyright, Denmark, design rights, designs, Infringement, marketing

Upcoming amendments to China’s Copyright Law

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on June 24, 2020

Long-awaited amendments to China’s Copyright Law introduce punitive damages for the first time, provide greater powers to the authorities when investigating infringement and capture the rapid developments in digital technology First enacted in 1991 and amended in 2001 and then 2010, China’s lawmakers began reviewing the third amendment (Draft) to the Copyright Law on April...

Tags: china, copyright, digital technology, enforcement, Infringement, punitive damages

Danish outerwear brand Rains wins court battle against Zara

By AWA | Posted on May 28, 2020

This case concerns whether three raincoats produced and marketed by Zara infringed on two raincoats from Rains, the Long Jacket and Parka Coat, under the Danish Copyright Act and the Danish Marketing Act. The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court handed down its judgement on May 15, 2020 between Rains Aps and Zara Denmark A/S and...

Tags: copyright, designs, marketing, Rains, Zara

Why China’s computer software copyright registrations are increasing

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 20, 2020

Statistics show a sharp rise in copyright registrations for computer software in China, which can provide an additional layer of protection alongside patents The National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC) released last year’s filing data earlier this month. In 2019, there was a 21% year-on-year increase in copyright registrations with the...

Tags: china, computer, copyright, IP, patents, programmes, Software

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