When thinking to copyright we immediately link to books, videos,
music, and then it is not easy to see the connection with trademark
squatting. While copyright usually protects the 'original
works of authorship', trademark protects items that distinguish
or identify a specific product coming from a certain industrial
source from other similar ones.
What happens when copyright is used to fight against trademark
squatting? The below case could shed some light on this.
Background
Fuku Electronics Co Ltd. (referred as Fuku hereinafter) is a
Korean company founded in 1978 and specialized in development and
production of electric pressure cookers. In 2006, Fuku developed a
cooker with the logo herein ("Yipinshi") inspired by
a famous Korean calligraphy artwork.
