Patently-O

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

by Dennis Crouch On Monday, February 5, 2024, the Federal Circuit will sit together for the first time in years to hear an en banc patent case. GM Global Technology Operations LLC , the court will consider whether to apply a more stringent obviousness test to design patents. Teleflex also applies to design patents.

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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the gun within the holster, with minimal bulkiness and weight and with maximum comfort." 90518181 (February 27, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher C.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2024

Feb 6 12noon EST – Debating Design Patent Obviousness – Streaming via Suffolk – Free Event ( REGISTER HERE ) : The Federal Circuit has not held an en banc rehearing in a patent case since before COVID. The first one (and only one on the docket) is the important design patent obviousness case of LKQ v.

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The IPKat

MARCH 29, 2024

On 29 February 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released a report on “ Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media ” authored by fellow Kat Hayleigh Bosher. The second case concerned the trade marks registrations of some iconic Welsh words by a Welsh company.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is officially establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar with its final rule published on November 16, 2023 and effective January 2, 2024. Currently, a single patent bar governs registration for anyone seeking to practice before the USPTO in utility, plant, and design patent matters.

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Patently-O

APRIL 12, 2024

By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. 3] A diplomatic conference is now scheduled for late 2024 to finalize the treaty, but it remains to be seen whether WIPO members be able to reach a consensus. In the US, these are design patent rights.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

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. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. In Microsoft v.

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