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Federal Circuit Overrules Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch In a highly anticipated en banc decision, the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents. Rejecting the argument that KSR did not implicate design patent obviousness, the court reasoned that 35 U.S.C. ยง GM Global Tech. Operations LLC , No. at 15 (Fed.

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Infographic | Beer glass design patents

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Design patents allow breweries to safeguard these elements of aesthetic distinction, securing exclusive rights to their innovative designs. Some examples of beer glasses design patents in the US: BEER GLASS US D954,504 S Inventors: Nicolas Brouillac Assignee: PEUGEOT SAVEURS Date of Patent: Jun. Date of Patent: May.

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Why the Golden Bear is Actually Going to Court: Nicklaus Company v Jack Nicklaus

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Retired Nicklaus now heads his golf course design and construction company, Nicklaus Designs. Nicklaus incorporated GBI Nicklaus in 1984 and he remained manager when the deal was made in 2007. These contracts can be contentious if they give off the impression that those with money can exploit resource-strapped inventors.

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Problem Statement Precision: A Key Factor in TSM-Based Non-Obviousness Determination?

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By Kevin Preji On 28th Feb, 2024, the Delhi High Court in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs in allowing an appeal, clarified the role of the โ€˜person skilled in the artโ€™ (โ€˜PSITAโ€™) in determining non-obviousness. Teleflex (2007) cautioned that the TSM test shouldnโ€™t be interpreted restrictively.

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Inventorship Correction Affirmed for Patent on Intermodal Container for Transporting Gaseous Fluids

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The patent at issue, originally naming a single inventor (Steve Campbell), claims a lightweight intermodal container system for transporting refrigerated gaseous fluids. Under ยง 256, correcting inventorship requires comparing the alleged co-inventor’s contributions against the invention as claimed. Tube-Mac Indus., Campbell , No.

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Suffolk University Law School IP Center, Fourth Annual Intellectual Property & Innovation Conference

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Design patents play a role when we have them, typically a handbag/jewelry/diamond cuts/chain designs/shoes. Issue: legal is often the last to know of new designs, so you need to know before the design is launched: need to explain that legal needs to be part of the process. More partial designs.

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Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness

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While these new guidelines are not legally binding, they offer important insight into how the Office plans to apply an even more flexible approach to obviousness — something Director Vidal sees as mandated by the Supreme Courtโ€™s 2007 decision in KSR Int’l Co. 398 (2007). Teleflex Inc. , 2500 words). Read the Guidance Here.

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