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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
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.
IP Watchdog
MAY 16, 2023
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register that proposes a separate design patent practitioner bar. Design patent practitioners would only be able to participate in design patent proceedings.
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IP Watchdog
MARCH 15, 2024
Ideal candidates will have at least 10 years of recent experience in all aspects of utility and design patent drafting and prosecution practice; managing international patent prosecution of patent portfolios; analyzing and summarizing patent searches, drafting legal opinions, including patentability, validity, infringement and freedom-to-operate.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 2, 2022
Protecting the Product ’s Editor-in-Chief James Aquilina and regular contributor Joseph Ambrose will each teach sessions at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Design Rights Boot Camp” on June 23-24, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. Protecting Designs in the Virtual World. June 24 – 10 a.m.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] Kara also supports the prosecution of Chinese design applications.
Patently-O
AUGUST 8, 2021
Recent Headlines in the IP World: Mikey Campbell: Apple Challenges Patent Troll Targeting Maps Navigation (Source: Apple Insider). Blake Brittain: Apple Must Face Apple Watch Patent Claims, Fed Circ. Klarquist Sparkman, LLP – Computer Science Patent Attorney/Agent. Klarquist – Chemistry Patent Attorney/Agent.
Patent Trademark Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Patent practitioners generally fall under one of two practice areas: 1) patent litigation, or 2) patent prosecution. There are some patent attorneys who have done both litigation and prosecution , but most practitioners will lean to one practice area over time. Start with your patent needs.
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