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Originally published in Landslide Volume 4, Number 3, January/February 2012. [c] 2012 by the American Bar Association.
"Design patents often are dif...
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...Respondent Samara Brothers, Inc., designs and manufactures a line of children's clothing. Pe... of unregistered trade dress, a product's design is distinctive, and therefore protectible... that originally included only the packaging, or "dressing," of a product, but in recent years ...
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Originally published in Landslide Volume 4, Number 3, January/February 2012. © 2012 by the American Bar Association.
"Design patents often are diff...
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UL Environment Certification, Improved Reparability and Greener Packaging Criteria Coming to Sprint in 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Recently earning the No. 3 ...
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The sweeping competition injected into the industry by generic-drug manufacturers has increased the need for brand-name drugmakers to boost consumer recognition of, and desire for, their branded products. To combat market erosion, many drugmakers have turned to DTC advertising to encourage patients to recognize and request a particular drug by name. While trade dress has traditionally referred to protectable elements of product packaging, it also encompasses the design of a product itself. Product-design elements may include color, size, shape, aroma and even flavor. While the governing case law makes clear that these types of design features can never be "inherently distinctive," meaning they cannot qualify for trademark protection immediately upon adoption, protection may nonetheless ...
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Innovative Brainwave-Based Measurement Tool Reduces Cycle Time by More Than Half, Eliminates Need for In-Store and Virtual Reality Testing Application...
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anova inc. Also this month, Anova was approved for a $25,000 grant and a $50,000 loan from the Iowa Demonstration Fund for a project to develop an affordable plastic pallet that can be recycled, replacing traditional wooden pallets. Anova is a privately held Dubuque company. It provides a custom injection molding service that also offers product design, mold design, mold construction, and packing and packaging. The state's demonstration fund is providing assistance to Iowa businesses to develop high technology products and services that have a potential to be commercially viable, according to a statement from state Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque. He praised the financial assistance that has been approved for both Anova and A.Y. McDonald. "With this round of awards, the state's new econ...
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How GlowCaps Encourage Medication Adherence Rates Over 95%
BOSTON -- Vitality, Inc. CEO David Rose and President Josh Wachman will announce results ...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- This week at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010, Shell Lubricants announced that it offers an innovative product called Ecobox(TM), an alternative to traditional plastic packaging for motor oil.
Through its design, Ecobox(TM) can help owners and operators of oil change facilities more efficiently store, manage and deliver oil to their customers' vehicles. The bag containing the oil in the Ecobox(TM) carton is designed to help improve speed and ease of use compared to bottles, as it drains quickly, leaves minimal residual oil behind and requires less handling than quart bottles.
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Art Center, founded in 1930, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science degree for: Advertising; Film; Fine Art; Graphic Design and Packaging; Illustration; Industrial Design, including Transportation, Product and Environmental Design; and Photography. Graduate programs lead to a Master of Fine Arts or Master of Science degree. The college also offers Saturday High for high school students, a Summer Institute for Teachers, and a Language Arts Program; and extension classes for adults through Art Center at Night in Pasadena, Orange County, San Francisco, and New York. Acclaimed architect Frank Gehry and Alvaro Siza have been selected to design Art Center's new educational facilities for the 21st century. Currently the firm DaIy, Genik Architects is designing the college's new ...