Toppan Interamerica, a Georgia-based commercial printer, has sued Whalen Furniture in California for allegedly copying its copyrighted Fitzroy Pine and Bianco Oak wood grain patterns. U.S. copyright law protects original patterns like faux wood grains, granting creators exclusive rights for up to 70 years after death or 95 years after publication. <a href='https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/insights/blogs/can-wood-grain-be-copyrighted-yes-if-pattern-original-and-human-made'>Read the full article. </a> About the authors: <a href='https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/andrew-beverina'>Andrew Beverina</a> <a href='https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/jack-b-hicks'>Jack B. Hicks</a>

Toppan Interamerica, a Georgia-based commercial printer, has sued Whalen Furniture in California for allegedly copying its copyrighted Fitzroy Pine and Bianco Oak wood grain patterns. U.S. copyright law protects original patterns like faux wood grains, granting creators exclusive rights for up to 70 years after death or 95 years after publication. Read the full article. About the authors: Andrew Beverina Jack B. Hicks

Toppan Interamerica, a Georgia-based commercial printer, has sued Whalen Furniture in California for allegedly copying its copyrighted Fitzroy Pine and Bianco Oak wood grain patterns. U.S. copyright law protects original patterns like faux wood grains, granting creators exclusive rights for up to 70 years after death or 95 years after publication. <a href="https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/insights/blogs/can-wood-grain-be-copyrighted-yes-if-pattern-original-and-human-made" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the full article. </a> About the authors: <a href="https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/andrew-beverina" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andrew Beverina</a> <a href="https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/people/jack-b-hicks" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jack B. Hicks</a>

Can a Wood Grain be Copyrighted?

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