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Steinway’s Patents Expired Long Ago. So Why Can’t Anyone Replicate Their Dominance?

Steinway & Sons holds no active patents that cover the core technologies of its concert grand pianos. The overstrung pla...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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Can a Color Be a Trademark? Le Creuset’s Orange and the Legal Requirements for Color Mark Registration

In 1995, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that a single color can function as a trademark. The decision in Qual...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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Why Takashi Murakami Treats IP as an Art Form: Trademark, Copyright, and Licensing as Creative Strategy

Takashi Murakami is simultaneously one of the most commercially successful contemporary artists and one of the most stra...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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Protecting 400 Years of Craft: How Arita Porcelain Navigates Japan’s Brand Protection Landscape

Arita ware (有田焼), the Japanese porcelain produced in and around Arita, Saga Prefecture since 1616, commands global recog...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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Gibson’s 15-Year Quest to Trademark a Guitar Body Shape — The Limits of 3D Trade Dress Protection

For over 15 years, Gibson Brands has pursued trademark and trade dress protection for the iconic body shapes of its Les ...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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The Shine Muscat Leak: What Japan’s Grape Variety Theft Reveals About GI Protection Failures

The global spread of Japan's premium grape variety Shine Muscat presents a critical case study in agricultural intellect...
2026.04.03 パテント探偵
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