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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. An accused design does not have to exactly match the drawings. by Dennis Crouch.
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LexBlog IP
MARCH 18, 2022
Earlier this month, ten of the world’s largest companies were accused of infringing design patents claiming animated graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These assertions were made in addition to at least ten other lawsuits filed since September 2021 asserting animated GUI design patents.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 12, 2022
the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s finding that Gamon’s design patents on gravity-fed displays for soup were non-obvious. Campbell comparison of solid-lined portion of claimed design to primary (Linz) reference. In Campbell Soup Co. Gamon Plus, Inc. , 4th 1268 (Fed. 19, 2021) (“ Gamon II ”).
Patent Trademark Blog
JANUARY 18, 2024
If your product has unique aesthetic features that are nonfunctional, file a design patent application. When the novelty of your concept includes a combination of functional and nonfunctional features, it may make sense to file both utility and design patents. See utility patent costs here and design patent costs here.
Larson & Larson
JULY 13, 2023
To be eligible for a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious and useful. Patents give inventors exclusive rights over their inventions. Some things that can be patented include mechanical devices, chemical formulas, software, pharmaceuticals, gene sequences and more. What is a Trademark?
The IP Law Blog
APRIL 14, 2022
In the case, Plaintiff California Costume Collections (“CCC”) filed its Complaint against Defendant Pandaloon, LLC (“Pandaloon”) for declaratory judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability of U.S. Design Patent No. D806,325 (the “D325 Patent”) for a “Pet Costume.”
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