Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for a new product that might be considered somewhat similar to existing products. It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Utility patents are for functional inventions. Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. Why would a company want to design a unique typeface?

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

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. 2021-2299 (Fed.

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Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 29, 2020

Texas inventors should take a look into getting patents for their discoveries and inventions. A patent gives the creator of a product the property rights to that invention. A patent is for the design of a brand-new invention. People who are creating brand-new products should get patents as soon as they can.

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Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 29, 2020

Texas inventors should take a look into getting patents for their discoveries and inventions. A patent gives the creator of a product the property rights to that invention. A patent is for the design of a brand-new invention. People who are creating brand-new products should get patents as soon as they can.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

I made a logo for Bob’s Burgers for selling burgers on Tailor Brands’ logo maker website. If you asked for something that looks like the Starbucks logo, rather than just asking it to design a logo for a coffee shop, that would weigh on the side of what it created being infringement. This isn’t limited to logo design.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TaylorMade Golf Company teed off a dispute over golf club design and filed a patent infringement lawsuit on January 31 st, 2024, in the Southern District of California against Costco and Southern California Design Company alleging infringement and false advertising relating to five of TaylorMade’s patents related to golf irons.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

Trademark, and design are two very crucial kinds of IPRs which provide a certain extent of protection at their levels. There exist several IPRs and it is important to be aware of which one is suitable for your brand/ business. There are many more provisions other than those that safeguard the design rights.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A 'hair' brained invention, or revolutionary hair and scalp care? The Dragons, mindful of a previous miss with a similar product, Tangle Teezer, scrutinised the invention's uniqueness. If you're applying for a patent , make sure you haven't shared your invention publicly. Your logo is an important aspect of your brand.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011. has invested heavily in marketing and brand promotion, making its trademark well-known to consumers.

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

Bernard Kelvin Clive, a well-known brand strategist, once said that strong brands aren’t built through shortcuts and copycats. In the 21 st century, the Oreo cookie is the best-selling cookie brand worldwide. Let us discuss a few of them. Such results talk about Xiaomi being a poor imitation of the tech giant Apple Inc.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Watching this episode on a very wet and grey February day, it was unsurprisingly the gummy sweets with a purpose and the sustainable beachwear brand that really shone out to me from the Den this week. For all the energy and enthusiasm that the Dragons had for Joe they couldn’t quite find the same enthusiasm for the brand itself.

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

17, 2024) Leszczynski invented a measuring cube that combines various measuring volumes into a single cubical structure. He posted the Cube design and 3D print files on Thingiverse.com, the largest site for 3D print objects. Leszczynski v. Kitchen Cube LLC, 2024 WL 1829620, No. 8-23-cv-01698-MEMF-ADS (C.D.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Delhi High Court sets aside the cryptic order passed by the Respondent, directs to consider the matter afresh Case: Alfred Von Schukmann vs The Controller General Of Patent, Designs and Trademarks and Ors. The Defendant argued that the suit design was published prior to the date of registration under a different trade name.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 16, 2023

Patents Image from Pixabay Rose Hughes reflected on the patent applications filed by Dr Thaler, which claim inventions purportedly invented by the AI machine, DABUS. There has been a lot of excitement about whether an AI can be formally designated as an inventor.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Louis Vuitton Malletier is a French fashion house and one of the most recognisable luxury goods brands in the world. It was awarded the world’s most valuable luxury brand for six consecutive years (2006-2012), topping even Chanel, Gucci, and Dior. After 12 decades, it has become one of the most identifiable marks on the planet!

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IPilogue

MAY 30, 2022

In late November 2021, Lululemon launched a lawsuit for design patent infringement against Peloton in relation to perceived similarities in the design elements of various pieces of activewear, including sports bras and leggings. On the other hand, a party may utilize intellectual property as part of an offensive business strategy.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) states, ” a trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services. A patent protects an invention. As the U.S. Copyright Office. Again, it depends.

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SpicyIP

MAY 10, 2023

Justice Singh further writes about the preferred appeals against the rejection orders wherein the Controller’s analysis on “inventive step” was not clear, and about the cases where re-grant oppositions were disposed of within an extremely short span of time. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs , Auckland Uniservices Limited v.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Moray was asking for a 30k investment for 20% of her brand-new handbag business, which were made from fish skin. This left me thinking about design protection. How can you protect fashion designs? They also protect the physical appearance of your product for 3 years from when you go public with your design.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

USPTO News - On January 18, the USPTO announced the launch of the IP Identifier tool, which is designed to enable users who are less familiar with intellectual property to identify whether they have adequate protections to support their business, invention, or brand. By: WilmerHale

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Nhk Spring Co Ltd vs Controller Of Patents And Designs on 8 February, 2024 (Delhi HC) An Appeal was filed against the order of the Controller of Patents for rejecting the patent application titled ‘Suspension and compression cold spring for suspension” on the ground of lack of inventive step. The appeal was allowed.

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Larson & Larson

JULY 13, 2023

A patent provides its owner with the legal right to prevent others from making, using, selling or importing an invention for a limited period of time, usually 20 years from the patent filing date. To be eligible for a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious and useful. Patents protect functional products and processes.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 26, 2023

This tool is designed for those who are less familiar with IP and assists users in determining whether they have IP and identifies what IP protections are available to support their business, invention or brand.…. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 30, 2023

A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention. It lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission. You can protect your invention in many international countries using the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). A trade mark is a valuable component of a brand.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In this week’s blog, I’ll focus on two pitches and consider what is patentable and the difference between designs and patents. A trade mark might help to protect a brand name or logo. Copyright may protect a business’ marketing materials and an app’s program code, and the look and feel of an app might be covered by design rights.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Emma is a fashion designer and founder of denim company, Good American. Touker Suleyman felt that her idea of an app was not the best way to promote the brand and was soon out. A design worth registering? Will has registered his trade mark, and also been careful to register his Inhaler Tailor design, too.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 2, 2023

The brothers believe they have found a niche in the market, claiming the bigger brands have lost touch with the new-age biker, who is looking for style and quality at an affordable price. After a quick search on the IPO’s ‘ find a registered design ’ page, it appears the brothers have not registered their designs.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Hornit business started with the invention of the loudest bicycle horn in the world, the Hornit dB140. Or complex mounted structures designed to be used within garages. So, you have a brand and a product, what next? So, you have a brand and a product, what next? Hornit's bike rack, CLUG, holding bikes upright.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

These innovations and technologies have resulted in the increased use of intellectual property rights, so that the inventions and all the new creations designs by the automotives are protected and the works are not exploited. Designing as a whole is a very long and a time-consuming process.

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Intepat

MAY 28, 2024

It includes creations of mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, and names used in commerce. The SMEs can combine their individual strategies like the market strategy and technology strategy which aid in designing the Innovation and subsequently aid in executing the market strategy of the SMEs.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2024

The next day, LES is holding the full-day LES100 Training Course, “Commercialising IP through the Power of Licensing”, which is the introductory course in the Licensing Executives Society’s Intellectual Asset Management Series and it is designed for those who are relatively new to licensing. For more information and to sign up, click here.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 13, 2022

The dramatic rise in e-commerce in the last two decades saw many brand and business owners struggling to safeguard their Intellectual Property (IP) assets in cyberspace, starting from domain names and then going onto social media handles. A Comprehensive Approach to IPRs.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These rights safeguard intangible assets resulting from human creativity and innovation, allowing creators to have control and benefit from their inventions or creations. IPR primarily include patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and designs, each serving a specific purpose in protecting various forms of intellectual creations.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 14, 2023

Introduction It often happens that a company’s trademark is confused with its brand and on top of that, the brand name or trade name. A trade name often is designated by the term “doing business as,” “trading as,” or “operating as” to make this distinction from the legal name.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Plants cleared from gardens, plant-based food delivered to homes, dog snout scanners and adaptive designer wear…another intriguing evening of investor-innovator suspense beckoned as I settled down to watch this week’s Dragons’ Den. It signals to the public that the underlying invention may be protected and that any copying could infringe it.

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