REFUSED - TOMMY HILFIGER FLAG LOGO - COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
Description : The Tommy Hilfiger Flag Logo – A two-dimensional graphic of a rectangle. Within the rectangle are four smaller rectangles; two identically sized navy rectangles and two identically sized red and white rectangles. The red and white rectangles are sandwiched between the navy rectangles.) FACTS OF THE CASE: On February 14, 2017, Tommy Hilfiger filed an application to register a copyright claim in the Work.In a November 30, 2017, letter, a Copyright Office registration specialist refused to register the claim, finding that it “lacks the requisite authorship necessary to support a copyright claim.” APPLICATION FOR THE “FIRST REQUEST”: In a letter dated February 28, 2018, Tommy Hilfiger requested that the Office reconsider its initial refusal to register the Work. This was the “First Request”. Arguements: Tommy Hilfiger argued that the Work: (i) is more than just geometric shapes, and a significant amount of creativity, thought...