Dear Alphabettes,

I have a question about the legal protection of typeface design. Is registering a typeface design (in addition to its name) something that should always be done? After asking different lawyers, some would advise doing it each time (more work for them), some say that registering the name is already a protection that can be considered enough, although not 100% protection.

Lisa (France)

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