Microsoft has won 8 design patents covering the Xbox Series S console and game controllers that cover those for VR games
Last week, Microsoft was awarded 8 design patents covering its “Xbox Series S” console and…
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Apple has been awarded 13 design patents for its 2020 iPad Air
Apple was granted 13 iPad Air patents in Hong Kong on Friday numbered 2016588.8M001 -…
Businesses turn to design patents to fight overseas counterfeits
Oakley Inc., Fitness Anywhere LLC and other companies are looking at design patents to fight…
Tesla claims Nikola tricked PTO into obtaining design patents
Three Nikola Inc. patents covering the design of its flagship “Nikola One” hydrogen semi-truck are…
Using Design Patents in the Age of Copiers
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Your product development team has spent years designing a product, working…
Apple has won 4 MacBook Pro design patents revealing ‘ultra-thin’ bezels that could hit the market in the not-too-distant future
Our report updated some information at 11:50 a.m. PST At the end of July 2019,…
Apple wins 12 design patents for AirPods Pro cases and their “Find My” app icon is now trademarked
On July 25, the US Patent and Trademark Office issued Apple a trademark certificate for…
Design patents or trade dress: protecting intellectual property in China
Identifying a direct line to a successful IP portfolio in China is not easy. There…
Design Patents vs. Trade Dress: Protecting Intellectual Property in China
It is not easy to identify a direct line to a successful IP portfolio in…
Virgil Abloh’s Off-White Adds New Design Patents to His Growing Arsenal of Interesting IP: Paper Clip Jewelry
As Virgil Abloh’s attorney continues to go back and forth with the United States Patent…
Design Patents Protected at the Border – Bill Allows US Customs to Seize Goods Infringing Patent Designs | Foley & Lardner LLP
The proposed bipartisan legislation would grant the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) the power…
Apple wins 8 design patents for possible new CarPlay cards
Late on Friday afternoon, Apple was granted 8 design patents from the Hong Kong Patent…
Are design patents missing from your intellectual property portfolio?
A design patent protects the visual ornamental features of an item, including consumer and industrial…
Apple was granted 15 new design patents covering Apple Watch and HomeKit user interfaces + 2 US registered trademarks
The Hong Kong Patent Office has granted Apple a series of 15 new design patents.…
LKQ Urges Ruling on GM Design Patents After CCC Request To Remove Aftermarket Parts
Following a CCC request in March to remove several parts offered for sale on the…
Apple has secured 12 design patents for its Powerhouse Mac Pro desktop computer
It has certainly been a ‘Mac Pro’ week. It all started on Tuesday when the…
PTAB 2019 Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: Design Patents Resist Attacks in Post-Grant Procedures | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Summary While petitioners succeed at least 60% of the time in getting the PTAB to…
Design Patents for Cannabis Intellectual Property
Related practices and jurisdictions Friday February 14, 2020 With the start of a new year…
Infringing Ford’s design patents by repairing your car
Auto body parts Ass’n c. Ford Global Techs, LLC (Supreme Court 2020) [19-__PetitionForAWritOfCertiorari] Ford has…
Design patents are unnecessary. So why are they getting a boost in DC?
When we talk about patents, we are generally talking about “utility” patents. Utility patents protect…
A powerful business tool: design patents
Recent court activity confirms the value of design patents covering a wide range of products…
Design Patents 101 – Part 2 of 2 – Intellectual Property
To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. This is the second installment…
New Bill Would Empower U.S. Customs To Enforce Design Patents At The U.S. Border To Combat Imported Counterfeit Products
“In several recent cases, an enhanced CBP authority would have been a faster and more…
SixAxis obtains utility and design patents on ErectaStep’s ingenious products
ANDREWS, SC – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Adding to a growing list of more than 24…
The elusive primary benchmark for assessing the non-obviousness of design patents
Design patents have always represented a curious form of intellectual property protection. Unlike utility patents,…
New Federal Circuit Guidelines on Design Patents: Key Points to Remember for Companies Seeking Protection – Intellectual Property
To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. With few substantive decisions regarding…
Federal Circuit Affirms Value of Design Patents Covering Replacement Parts | BakerHotelier
On July 23, 2019, the Federal Circuit departed from its utility patent-focused case to render…
Strategic importance of design patents in Ford litigation
Manufacturers generally understand the importance of utility and trademark patents in protecting their designs from…
The growing strategic importance of design patents
Manufacturers generally understand the importance of utility and trademark patents in protecting their designs from…
Form over function: the interplay of design patents and trade dress in your IP strategy
When it comes to developing an IP strategy, it can be easy to miss the…
Apple Wins Five Design Patents Covering Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)
Yesterday, Apple released Apple’s utility patent application for the second-generation Apple Pencil that introduced tactile…
The Rise of Design Patents: A Snapshot of the Apple vs. Samsung Battle | Holland & Hart LLP
The battle of Apple patents against Samsung1 on the specific design features of the Apple…
Don’t Give Up the Store: Protect the Retail Business with Design Patents
One of the most important things for a retailer to copy protect is their retail…
Don’t give away the store: protect retail with design patents
One of the most important things a retailer has to protect against copying is their…
Protect packaging with design patents
Design patents protect the ornamental features that determine the appearance of manufactured products. The scope…
Design patents at PTAB? | Jones Day
As a result of the high-profile Apple vs. Samsung dispute, the activity of obtaining and…
Utility and Design Patents – Awards with a Difference | SmithAmundsen LLC
Patent protection gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for a period of time,…
Design patents remain a valuable part of a patent portfolio after Samsung v Apple
On December 6, 2016, the United States Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited opinion on whether…
Design patents are worth less, but we won’t tell you how much
When the Supreme Court took the Apple case alleging that Samsung had stolen its patented…
Design Patents 101 – Protect Appearance Not Function – IPWatchdog.com
Design patents are, in my opinion, a sadly overlooked patent. Although a single design patent…
Why file design patents? Modern uses of a classic form of intellectual property.
Opinions expressed by Contractor the contributors are theirs. The epic smartphone design patent battle -…
A Brief History of Design Patents – IPWatchdog.com
If it has a unique appearance, consider the design patent. This is the iPhone graphical…
The role of design patents: protecting toys and games
Often when people think of patents, they think of what are called “utility” patents. Utility…