Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This post will focus on another key issue from the case – the relevance of logos in design patent infringement analysis. Still, ornamental logos found on the accused product can still be relevant as visual distractors in the process of evaluating similarities and differences between the claimed design and accused design.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Acquiring Design Patents.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

20-891 (CVSG requested May 3, 2021); Res Judicata and the Patent-Specific Kessler Doctrine : PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. 20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The fourth and final case with a pending CVSG is Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al. ,

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IP Intelligence

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Design patents offer valuable protection in a patent portfolio, including conferring different strategic advantages compared to those of utility patents. For example, design patents allow for recovery of “total profits” — not just lost profits or reasonable royalties as provided for infringed utility patents. [1]

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in the long-running design patent dispute between outdoor apparel companies Columbia Sportswear and Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. 2008) (en banc). Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. 511 (1871).

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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. 2008) (en banc) and its key predecessor Smith v. 2008) (en banc).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

Introduction The main emphasis of the case pertains to accusations of patent infringement made by the defendant, as well as the subsequent pursuit of damages. The purpose of submitting the application was to mitigate the risk of patent infringement amongst the ongoing legal proceedings.

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