After years of discussion, China is joining its peers in protecting graphical user interfaces. Zhichao Duan and Yan Wu of Liu Shen describe this and other recent developments in Chinese design patent ...

The protection of intellectual property in very-large-scale integration (VLSI) design is increasingly critical in an era where the global semiconductor supply chain is highly interconnected and ...

Sarah Wright and Kaisa Patsalides explore whether designs originating from the UK can still qualify for EU design rights in a post-Brexit world, in light of conflicting interpretations among EU courts ...

The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office). The Eurasian design ...

Industry experts emphasise that effective data protection today requires a combination of ethical responsibility, ...

A registered community design, often referred to as an "RCD," is the European equivalent to a U.S. design patent. Similar to a U.S. design patent, an RCD only protects the ornamental or outward ...

Peak Design’s Camera Cubes, launched in 2017, have been incredibly popular products for photographers looking for module protection for their gear. They provide protection for your equipment in any ...

A new web-based software tool aims to give engineers a fast, intuitive way to design circuit-protection systems for their electronic products. Known as iDesign, the tool walks users through the fuse ...