Category Archives: Art

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Ceci n’est pas (seulement) une chaise!

Posted on March 4, 2007 by hokusai

Finally, Italian IP Courts are outside the eighteenth century and have entered the twenty-first! In January the Court of Milan has issued a decision regarding the protection under copyright law of a great design chair, the Panton Chair by Verner … Continue reading →

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7teen likes Burberry

Posted on January 31, 2007 by hokusai

I love 7Teen and his works (have a look to his website and his flickr), and he seems to like the Burberry Check! This time its as hard as stupid speaking about counterfeits, this is art…

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Picasso vs Picaro

Posted on January 13, 2006 by hokusai

Yesterday the European Court of Justice dismissed a legal bid by Picasso’s heir to stop DaimlerChrysler from using the trademark “Picaro” which, they argued, was too similar to the name of the artist. Reading the decision something strange stroke me … Continue reading →

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