Porsche Requests Patent For Le Mans Living Legend Concept - Questions Of Production Ensue
Porsche might be putting the Living Legend concept car into production after a sneaky patent is filed for the car’s drawings.
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A Taycan EV Forum user discovered documents from Porsche detailing a patent for the Le Mans Living Legend concept car. The patent was reportedly filed on Feb. 2, just over a week ago through the European Intellectual Property Office. The car in question isn’t technically a car at all, it is a series of drawings that feature the one-off Porsche-designed concept that was revealed in the company’s 2020 book - Porsche Unseen.
A Discussion with Oliver Gajda of the European Crowdfunding Network: Expect Platform Consolidation & Cross Border Expansion
European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has long been the leading voice advocating on behalf of investment crowdfunding platforms across Europe. The member-driven group has been at the forefront of engaging with policymakers at the European Commission – an initiative that finally paid off when new pan-European crowdfunding rules were announced in late 2019.
Later in 2021, issuers will be able to raise up to €5 million in the European Union leveraging a harmonised regulatory regime. While certain details are still being worked out, it is expected this will become a boon for both issuers and platforms in this sector of Fintech.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
The UK IP Enterprise Court has ruled that an Austrian shoe company infringed a registered community design (“
RCD”) held by a US-based sustainable fashion brand although there was no infringement of the corresponding unregistered community design (“
UCD”). The decision is a relatively rare example of a UK, or EU, based Court analyzing fashion items and addressing design novelty issues between 2017 and now. A full copy of the decision can be found here.
Background
Rothy’s, a California-based brand, launched its “pointed loafer” (the “
Loafer“) (see table 1 below) in November 2017. This was a “ballerina-style” shoe made of knitted material and recycled plastic. Giesswein, an Austrian company, started marketing its “pointy flat” (the