Patently-O

APRIL 20, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Seirus has petitioned for writ of certiorari in its long-running design patent dispute with Columbia Sportswear. 21, 2024) (question paraphrased). Columbia’s design patent claims an “ornamental design of a heat reflective material” as shown in the figures. 23-1052 (U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

1] LKQ, an auto parts repair vendor for GM, successfully petitioned for inter partes review of GM’s design patent for a front fender design, [2] arguing it was anticipated by a prior art reference (Lain) and obvious over Lian alone or in combination with a brochure for the 2010 Hyundai Tucson. Operations LLC. [1]

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The TTABlog

MARCH 5, 2024

Once again, the existence of a patent established the functional benefits of the design: it "enables the user to secure the holster within the waistband, and the gun within the holster, with minimal bulkiness and weight and with maximum comfort." 90518181 (February 27, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher C.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced that effective January 1, 2024, most official fees will be increasing by 25%. On the patent side, the increase in the fees will be applicable to standard entity size. Thus, small entity patent applicants will only experience CIPO’s regular annual fee increase in 2024.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 21, 2024

YouTube Uploaders Listed on Schedule A , 2024 WL 189013 (N.D. 17, 2024) * * * Bonus 1: The court issued a related ruling, Viral DRM LLC v. Onyshchuk , 2024 WL 189011 (N.D. This is a design patent SAD Scheme case. For this and many other reasons, I reiterate: #StopTheSADScheme. Case Citation : Viral DRM LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. Under the current Standard, the range of applicable prior art combinations in design cases is limited.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Controller of Patents where the Court emphasised the requirement of the plurality of invention in divisional applications and held that plurality should be disclosed in the claims. CCI , the Delhi High Court held that Chapter XVI of the Patents Act is a complete code in itself and overrides the Competition Act, 2002.

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