Design Patents 2021 Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: US District Courts: No Filing Slowdown | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox LLC
Since 2010, with the exception of 2016 (with 310 new filings!), the number of cases…
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Design Patent Year in Review 2021: Analysis and Trends: Introduction – Design Patent Year in Review 2021: Analysis and Trends | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox LLC
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first jury verdict in the landmark intellectual…
Defend design patents | Obviously-O
Guest post by teachers Sarah Burstein (University of Oklahoma) and Saurabh Vishnubhakat (Texas A&M University).…
5 Considerations for Obtaining Design Patents in the U.S. and Abroad – Intellectual Property
Even sophisticated companies familiar with intellectual property rights sometimes overlook the added value that can…
5 Considerations for Obtaining Design Patents in the United States, Overseas
First published in Law360 Even sophisticated companies familiar with intellectual property rights sometimes overlook the…
Increased Burden of Writing “Survivor” and “Useful” Utility Patents in the Life Sciences Industry Extends to Design Patents – Intellectual Property
United States: Increased Burden of Writing “Survivor” and “Useful” Utility Patents in the Life Sciences…
Increased Burden of Drafting “Survivor” and “Useful” Utility Patents in the Life Sciences Industry Extends to Design Patents
Patents are undoubtedly central to many industries, and in recent years, decisions regarding patent eligibility,…
Federal Circuit Requires Prior Art To Be Analogous For Anticipation Of Design Patents | Baker
Design patents provide valuable protection in a patent portfolio, including conferring different strategic advantages over…
Federal Circuit Restricts Scope of Prior Art Available for Design Patents | Morgana Lewis
The recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on…
The Federal Circuit further eases the path for obtaining design patents
by crouching Dennis In re Surgisil, LLP, — 4th — (Fed. Cir. 2021). This is…
PTAB Strategies and Insights – August 2021: For partial design patents and utility patents, the use of objective indices requires proof of a link with the unique characteristics claimed | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
In Campbell Soup Co. v. Gamon Plus, Inc.,[i] the Federal Circuit reviewed the application by…
At the intersection of trademarks and design patents: making waves in Columbia v. Seirus – Intellectual property
To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. The jury’s verdict underlines the…
When Trademarks and Design Patents Cross: Making Waves in Columbia v. Seirus | Jones Day
The jury’s verdict underlines the need to coordinate the portfolios of trademarks and designs. For…
Non-obviousnesses for design patents
Thursday August 26, 2021 The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned…
Objective Evidence of Design Patents: Same Nexus Requirement as Utility Patents | McDermott Will & Emery
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned two decisions of the…
No Special Standard for Linkage of Objective Clues Applies to Design Patents | Knobbe Martens
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY V. GAMON PLUS, INC. Before Moore, Prost and Stoll. Appeal from the…
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Campbell files soup dispenser design patents in Fed Circ dispute
Campbell’s Condensed Soup Cream of Chicken is stored on a shelf at a grocery store…
Design patents: underused and overlooked
“Unfortunately, there are not enough individuals and businesses seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for…
Why and when design patents help
“Because design patent infringement requires focusing on the set of designs to assess whether an…
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…
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…
A powerful business tool: design patents
Recent court activity confirms the value of design patents covering a wide range of products…
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…
The growing strategic importance of design patents
Manufacturers generally understand the importance of utility and trademark patents in protecting their designs from…
Strategic importance of design patents in Ford litigation
Manufacturers generally understand the importance of utility and trademark patents in protecting their designs from…
US Patent Policy Collapse By Supreme Court Concerned About Patent Trolls – IPWatchdog.com
The Supreme Court was so concerned with patent trolls that, decision after decision, the concern…
Alice Who? Over half of the US utility patents issued each year are software related! – IPWatchdog.com
I am continually amazed that for over a decade the legal, technical, and academic communities…
Confused and frustrated, patent policy experts bemoan absurdity of US patent compulsory licensing system – IPWatchdog.com
The English language has some interesting group names. Groups like a “flock” of geese, a…
Design Patents 101 – Protect Appearance Not Function – IPWatchdog.com
Design patents are, in my opinion, a sadly overlooked patent. Although a single design patent…
A Brief History of Design Patents – IPWatchdog.com
If it has a unique appearance, consider the design patent. This is the iPhone graphical…