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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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No design patents for you!–Extension of Fox Factory Complicates Reliance on Indicia of Non-Obviousness

LexBlog IP

the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s finding that Gamon’s design patents on gravity-fed displays for soup were non-obvious. Campbell comparison of solid-lined portion of claimed design to primary (Linz) reference. In Campbell Soup Co. Gamon Plus, Inc. , 4th 1268 (Fed. 19, 2021) (“ Gamon II ”).

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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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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

In many cases, a lab can test a product and determine its ingredients or an engineering firm can reverse engineer an integrated circuit to determine the design and, in some cases, even aspects of the process steps for manufacturing it. This is the tradeoff an inventor makes with the public. See 35 U.S.C. §

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What Questions to Ask if You Are Not Sure About Filing a Patent

Patent Trademark Blog

What often comes as a surprise to first time patent filers is that you do not have an unlimited amount of time to file a patent application. Patents are time-sensitive. Inventors have only one year from their first public disclosure to apply for US patents.

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Companies Performing Financial Transactions Stuck in GUI Design Patent Infringement Cases

LexBlog IP

Earlier this month, ten of the world’s largest companies were accused of infringing design patents claiming animated graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These assertions were made in addition to at least ten other lawsuits filed since September 2021 asserting animated GUI design patents.