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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. § GM Global Tech. Operations LLC , No.

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In re SurgiSil : Much More than a Cosmetic Change to Design Patent Law

LexBlog IP

A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has fundamentally altered the law on prior art anticipation for design patent applications. 2020-1940 (Oct. SurgiSil design – “Limp Implant”. Therefore, since the applied prior art reference discloses a design for an art tool—i.e.,

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GUI Guidelines: The Old Rules are New Again

Patently-O

17, 2023) Last week, the USPTO released a document entitled “Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces.” The statutory subject matter provision for design patents, 35 U.S.C. §

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Interesting Patents | MARCH 8, 2022

LexBlog IP

INVENTION OVERVIEW: An exciting reveal for motorsports fans. Ferrari was issued a new design patent D945,320 titled, “Car, Toy Car Replica And/Or Other Replica.” One area that is not shown in this design is the bottom of the car, meaning there is only one view with the rear diffuser fully visible.

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Mmm, Mmm, Obvious

LexBlog IP

Gamon Plus, Inc. , [2020-2344, 2021-1019] (August 19, 2021), the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB determination that U.S. Design Patent Nos. The ’646 and ’645 patents, which each claim “[t]he ornamental design for a gravity feed dispenser display, as shown and described. Design Patent No.

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News express: China releases a 15-year blueprint on the development of intellectual property rights (2021–2035)

The IPKat

Notably, compared to those of ‘The Outline’ (2008) (see page 3 of the WIPO lexdoc ), the five-year goals set by ‘The Outline’ (2021–2035) are much more concrete and specific, as shown in the list below: The criterion of ‘The number of high-value invention patents* per 10,000 population’ had its debut this year at the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025.

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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. INVENTION OVERVIEW: Facebook has been granted a patent for a virtual reality workspace. important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-62563b63773304175{flex-wrap:

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