Copying
OMHU attempts to “outdupe” copiers with its own Teddy sofa dupe
Planned London Design Festival installation “extremely close to my earlier projects” says Yuri Suzuki
Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough “unequivocal apology” for copying her work
Nirvana sues Marc Jacobs for using iconic smiley face logo
KitKat loses EU court appeal for four-finger chocolate bar trade mark
Kamarq launches colourful rentable furniture but pulls item after copying claims
Architects are suffering from “originality syndrome” and should copy more, says Winy Maas
Poundland set to challenge Toblerone’s trademarked chocolate bar shape in court
Adidas faces lawsuit over Art Basel-branded trainers
IKEA’s blue bag has been reimagined as a $38 baseball hat
26 Australian designers “hack” Jasper Morrison’s Hal chair to call attention to knock-off culture
Copyright has “gone too far” and ideas should belong to everyone, says David Byrne
AI exposes designers and architects to copyright complications say experts
China bans copycat architecture and restricts supertall skyscrapers
Glass boxes “not in any way new” says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye’s set design spat
Moooi fights back against knock-off products with authentication app
Levi’s sues Kenzo for trade mark infringement over use of red pocket tab
Dubai Frame opens amid claims of copyright infringement
“Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don’t call us copycats”
Poundland’s mountain-inspired chocolate bar sparks legal battle with Toblerone
Balenciaga sells £1,705 version of IKEA’s blue tote bag worth 40p
Jeff Koons recreates the Mona Lisa on a Louis Vuitton handbag
Bestselling IKEA bed infringes design right claims e15
