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Happy Cocooning – photo or drawing?

Happy Cocooning – photo or drawing?

Designs are often filed with the use of drawings, however, if texture or material is essential to the design, it is sometimes better to use photos. Happy Cocooning sells table furnaces. The Cocoon tables are massive square or round composite garden tables with a gas burner assembled inside them.

The tables have a concrete look to them because they have been sand waxed. At the bottom of the table there is a small caving, which makes it look as if the table is standing on legs. Because the material is an important part of the look of the table photos have been used for the design application. When a similar product was introduced on the market (the Cosy Living Lounge), a legal procedure soon followed. The court decided that the distinctive elements have been copied (including the concrete look) and that there is therefore an infringement.

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Abcor specializes in applying for trademark and design rights. We do this worldwide for both SMEs and international companies, but often everything starts with an initial Benelux application. Our aim is to relieve the client of all the worries, which is why we take care of all the steps, from initial advice on what to apply for and how, right through to registration.

In addition to applying for trademarks, we also manage portfolios for our clients. We ensure that trademarks are renewed on time, that the right organizations are paid (given the many fraudulent companies), and we support our clients on issues.

In addition, we are sparring partners for our customers on new products and how to shape and claim new ideas.

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Among others in this issue:
• EUIPO vs Mora TV: weigering geluidsmerk
• Jägermeister vs Alte Heiler: stop Russische copycat
• Stichting Nederlandse Top 40: gericht op Benelux?
• Tijdschrift HART vs Hermitage: soortgelijkheid
• Monique Granneman: nieuwe partner Abcor

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