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The Scope of Comparison Prior Art in Design Patent Infringement

Patently-O

2022) raises a number of important design patent law questions, including an issue of first-impression of the scope of “comparison prior art” available for the ordinary observer infringement analysis under Egyptian Goddess, Inc. An accused design does not have to exactly match the drawings. by Dennis Crouch.

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Build a Consumer Base with Innovation; Protect Sales with Design Patents

IP Watchdog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.

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Protecting Your Brand: How to Remove Counterfeits from Facebook

Corsearch

Whether you’re looking to safeguard your established presence on Facebook or just want to prevent intellectual property infringement by third-party sellers and profiles, it’s critical to actively identify and remove counterfeits. In this blog, we outline the tools you can use to protect your brand reputation and prevent consumer confusion.

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Patent Protection vs. Trademark Protection – What’s the Difference?

Larson & Larson

To be eligible for a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious and useful. Patents give inventors exclusive rights over their inventions. Some things that can be patented include mechanical devices, chemical formulas, software, pharmaceuticals, gene sequences and more. What is a Trademark?

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services.

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Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

IIPRD

So, this is an infringement of trademark and Nike can sue Person A for using its trademark without consent and causing loss to its goodwill. This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. The brand image is created of the company.

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Gilead and ViiV Healthcare Settle Global Patent Dispute for Over $1B USD

IPilogue

ViiV Healthcare (“ViiV”), majority-owned by GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”), claims that Gilead’s bictegravir (sold under the brand name “Biktarvy”) directly copied its dolutegravir’s formulation under U.S. Patent 8,129,385 (“patent 385”). The two companies have agreed to settle with Gilead paying $1.25 sales of Biktarvy.

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