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How To File A US Design Patent Based On Foreign Priority

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across different countries, filing dates are critical. A US design patent application must be filed within six months of your foreign priority date.

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Obviousness of a Design Patent

Patently-O

Obviousness of a design patent is governed by 35 U.S.C. 103, just like utility patents. That primary reference can then be combined with other references to fill in gaps that would have been obvious in order to create the “same overall visual appearance as the claimed design.” Design Patent Nos.

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No Patents: How to Protect Product from Copying

Patent Trademark Blog

No patents: What are your options against product copies? The only problem is that you have no patents, and your product has already been shown to the public for awhile. Use design patents to protect this new appearance. It’s understandable. So you invest in an initial production and see if it sells.

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Logos Remain Relevant: Source Confusion and Design Patent Infringement

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch In a previous post, I examined the important issue of comparison prior art that emerged from the dispute between Columbia Sportswear and Seirus. This post will focus on another key issue from the case – the relevance of logos in design patent infringement analysis. Lubecore Int’l, Inc. , 3d 494 (6th Cir.

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What is a Design Patent?

LexBlog IP

A design patent protects a new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture. “Ornamental” means that the design is purely decorative; the patentability is based on its visual aspects. Design patents protect only the appearance of the article, not any aspect of functionality.

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What is a Design Patent?

The IP Law Blog

A design patent protects a new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture. Ornamental” means that the design is purely decorative; the patentability is based on its visual aspects. Design patents protect only the appearance of the article, not any aspect of functionality.

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CAFC Reverses PTAB Patentability Finding in Campbell Soup Dispenser Case

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB's) finding that Campbell Soup Company, Campbell Sales Company, and Trinity Manufacturing, LLC did not demonstrate the claimed designs of Gamon, Inc.’s s design patents would have been obvious over the prior art.