article thumbnail

Capturing All the Dimensions: Intellectual Property Protection for 3-D Designs and 3-D Printing Methods

More Than Your Mark

the past decade, the use of 3-D printing has expanded rapidly, in part because the original intellectual property protections on the technology, first invented in the 1980s, expired, making it less expensive to produce the hardware and software involved in the 3-D printing process. 3-D Printing and Copyrights, Patents, or Trademarks.

article thumbnail

Forced Nationalization of Patent Monopolies Held by “Unfriendlies” in Russia

IP Intelligence

However, on March 5, 2022, the Russian government went much further and marched toward far-reaching patent nationalization of non-Russian patent holders. In plain speak, the Russian government ostensibly used its invasion of Ukraine to declare war on patents from the 47 “unfriendly” countries, including the United States.

Patent 96
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Forced Nationalization of Patent Monopolies Held by “Unfriendlies” in Russia

LexBlog IP

However, on March 5, 2022, the Russian government went much further and marched toward far-reaching patent nationalization of non-Russian patent holders. 1] Although some may say that the invasion began on March 18, 2014, when Russia illegally seized and annexed Crimea. [2]

article thumbnail

Well-known Cases Proving the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights – part 3

CopyrightsWorld

The battle between these two tech giants began with a simple question: “Who invented the graphical user interface (GUI)?” In 2014, Apple and Google released a joint statement saying that it had agreed to settle all patent litigation with Apple and would even “work together in some areas of patent reform.”.

article thumbnail

Design Patent Obviousness Inquiry Is Up for Review at the CAFC

LexBlog IP

GM Global Technology to rule on the issue of whether the current test for determining obviousness of design patents, i.e., the Rosen/Durling Standard, is proper in view of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v. Teleflex , 550 U.S. Hunter Mfg., 3d 1326, 1334 (Fed. In contrast to the Rosen/Durling Standard, the U.S.

article thumbnail

Interesting Patents | April15, 2022

LexBlog IP

INVENTION OVERVIEW: Filed January 22, 2020. This would appear to be the design patent for the Ferrari 2020 F8 Tributo, a mid-engine V8 released in May of 2020. PATENT CLAIM: The ornamental design for an automobile, as shown and described.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-62563b637a3b06381{display: flex !

Patent 52
article thumbnail

Fish Principals Author Law360 Article “How to Succeed in Design Patent Cases at the PTAB”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish Principals Craig Deutsch , Jennifer Huang , and Grace Kim , discuss challenging design patents at the PTAB in their Law360 Expert Analysis article. Challenging design patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is difficult — nearly two-thirds of petitions directed to design patents have been denied institution.