🎨 The Great Design Originality Puzzle

🌟 Imagine spending years creating what you think is a groundbreaking design, only to have a competitor claim it's just a 'trade variant' of something that already exists. How do courts decide what's truly original and what's just clever copying?

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 The 'Original Mental Application' test - how judges measure real creativity
• ⚖️ Why global novelty matters more than you think in design protection
• 🎯 How existing designs can destroy your 'new' registration instantly
• 💎 The difference between genuine innovation and mere trade variants

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💡 Pilot Pen Company vs. Gujarat Industries - Defining true design originality
• ⭐ Rotella Auto-Components vs. Jaspal Singh - The mental application breakthrough
• 🌊 Hello Mineral Water vs. Thermo King California Pure - When common shapes aren't protectable
• 👟 Crocs vs. Liberty Shoes - The high-profile case that shocked the design world

🤖 Future Challenge:

🚀 As AI-generated designs emerge, how will courts handle creativity that comes from algorithms instead of human minds?

🎙️ This episode reveals the hidden rules that can make or break design protection - essential knowledge whether you're creating, copying, or caught in between!