In 1974 Erno Rubik develops a 3D puzzle, a cube with 6 coloured surfaces. The mechanism is protected by a Hungarian patent. Each infringement of the invention can be prevented

It is common knowledge that fame and fortune has its price. So, what about the privacy protection of ordinary people? As a rule, pictures of persons (with the exception of

Scotch & Soda sells down jackets since 2012. When Esprit launches a similar jacket in 2015, Scotch protests, claiming its copyrights (No European design was timely filed). Esprit stops the

Last year, an interesting ruling was passed by the judge regarding the use of stock photos. Normally, stock photos are protected by copyright law. The main rule is, that an

An idea itself cannot be protected, only its implementation can. The shape of a product can be protected by copyrights or design rights. If these rights are not available, in

In 2012, Trine Anderson designs the Wire Basket. She created this design as an employee of the firm Ferm Living. In the Netherlands the copyrights belong to the company if

Louis van Gaal, a Dutch soccer coach, always knows how to get and keep the media’s attention. An advertising agency bought a picture at Getty Images concerning the Dutch soccer

In June the new logo for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was leaked. The logo was designed by the Japanese artist Kenjiro Sano and is based on the capital

Copyright gives companies the ability to act against unwanted copies of their creation. In most cases these are traditional creations such as books, movies or music. It does entail a