Monday, February 23, 2015

copyright - How can a designer decide whether a competitors design is similar enough to their own to take further action?


There is a lot of copycatting out in the world, and it's a constant legal battle fought in higher courts.


For us ants on the ground, grinding away in smaller capacities with little or no permanent legal support, how can we look at a design and say “Hey, that's a copy of my design!”?




  • Looking at these questionable examples as if one of them was your design, how would you evaluate if the similarities between them are enough for you to take further action, such as consult a lawyer?




  • What elements would you look at and compare?





Various ambiguous product designs




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