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.

Design Patent 134

Design Patent Designs Design Patent 134

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Sex toys don’t seem to have been added until 2015. Stiffel: invalidated patent on another midcentury modern lamp. Attributed to Jens Risom, 1950s: a daybed can’t get a design patent, would need to flip up and fry an egg. Design patent protection: the justification is a puzzle. Moral considerations?

Designs 59

Designs Design Law Design Patent 59

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As further explained below, companies should thus very seriously consider the inclusion of patent markings on all relevant products. Design Patent No. 13, 2015, which was the design patent asserted in the matter noted above. Design Patent No. Annotated versions of Figure 1 of U.S.

Cease and Desist 52

Cease and Desist Design Patent Patent Designs 52

Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

If successful, the DLT would make it “significantly easier for small and medium-sized enterprises to obtain industrial design protection overseas as a result of simplified, streamlined and aligned procedures and requirements.” In the US, these are design patent rights.

Designs 40

Designs Design Law Registration 40