IP Tech Blog

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. The problem therefore remains: Current remedies for design and copyright infringements pass mostly through civil courts and are neither cheap nor quick.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 8, 2021

36 Judgment without any opinion (the original complaint included some design patents as well). The defendant argued that it should be able to import its boots to the US since the term is generic in Australia, but the district court sided with the plaintiff in rejecting that defense. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed in a R.36

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 15, 2024

one of America’s oldest continuously-operated patent practices founded and operated by a woman patent attorney, is seeking a registered U.S. patent attorney, preferably with a proven track record in patenting software, artificial intelligence (AI), convolutional network, medical devices, and other electrical technologies.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

Famous for its easily-recognizable design of breathable and water-friendly clogs, Crocs was founded in 2002 in the US by three college friends who enjoyed sailing. Crocs Canada is a licensed distributor of the US company, and Double Diamond Distribution Ltd is a direct competitor for clog-style footwear operating under Dawgs and Canada Dawgs.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2021

On June 21, 2021, the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever administrative injunction against the alleged infringement of a design patent. The problem therefore remains: Current remedies for design and copyright infringements pass mostly through civil courts and are neither cheap nor quick.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While copyright law is at the center of a few recent disputes over intellectual property protection for typefaces and fonts, design patents are an often-overlooked mechanism for protecting these designs. Design Patents. Design Patent No. Design Patent No. Design Patent No.

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Call US patent attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can help. Are you selling a patented product or not? With design patents, the comparison is quite simple. Does your product look like the drawings in your design patent? Utility patents are trickier.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

What is a smarter way to patent a medical device? Medical device patents can make a direct impact on sales as well as create licensing opportunities. Even pending patent applications may help startups raise capital. Let’s look at some smart ways to patent a medical device. Design or utility patent?

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

Sneaker companies invest substantial resources in designing unique logos, branding, and shoe designs. Moreover, sneaker companies can also protect their shoe designs through design patents. The legal aspect of these partnerships lies in licensing agreements.

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Patently-O

JULY 13, 2021

Design Patent No. The reexamination examiner agreed with the challenge and issued a final rejection that the claimed design was anticipated by four different prior art references. First to Disclose : Two of the references were Chinese Design Registrations filed and published a couple of months before Zhang’s filing date.

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Larson & Larson

JANUARY 10, 2021

Patents were designed to protect inventions and ideas that are new and non-obvious. Ultimately, a patent is a form of intellectual property protection that gives the creator exclusive rights to legally market, sell, manufacture, and profit from the invention. Design Patent. Plant Patent. Computer icons.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

When Gassée saw the software, he was enraged but didn’t want a lawsuit, so he ended up agreeing to license the interface. This led to a six-year legal battle, culminating in 1989, with the court ruling that 179 of the 189 disputed displays were covered by the existing license, and the remaining 10 did not violate Apple’s copyright.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2022

Design Patent D771,400, covering an ornamental design for a stadium seat. The district court found a large number of similar prior art designs and thus narrowly construed the potential infringement window. Back in 2018, Static Media sued Leader Accessories in W.D. Wisconsin for infringing its U.S.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 13, 2022

The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. This could then be used for more efficient IP management (licensing, ecommerce, tracking and tracing) because, being entirely paperless, it allows "real-time" registration. a MIT license ).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fish & Richardson obtained an initial determination at the International Trade Commission (ITC) recommending a general exclusion order for client Skull Shaver, LLC, the market leader in uniquely designed and patented handheld electric shavers and personal grooming products. 8,726,528 (“the ’528 Patent”) and U.S.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2022

1] Lost in the destruction and devastation inflicted on Ukraine and her people, is Russia’s effective nationalization of patents in Russia with owners in foreign countries that Russia deems to be unfriendly. In that iteration, the patent holder was to be notified of the “taking” and offered proper compensation.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

” Some of THC’s intellectual property include designs of the terms WHOA!, THC alleges that it engaged in discussions to license its Copyrights and WHAM! Trademarks are a form of intellectual property that include words or designs, which indicate the source of goods or services. THC uses its Copyrights and WHAM!

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Investors are more likely to support companies that possess protected IP as it represents a tangible asset that can be monetized or licensed in the future. Additionally, copyrights can also extend to website content, graphic designs, logos, videos, and other digital assets. Furthermore, trademarks act as valuable assets for startups.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), 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.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Significant CIPO Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2024, a one-time 25% fee increase will be implemented, impacting most patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright fees. With respect to patent matters, this increase will not apply to businesses qualifying as a “small entity” under the Patent Rules.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The IPWatchdog published an article discussing controversial aspects of state compulsory ebook and audiobook licensing from a legal and policy perspective, bearing in mind the supremacy of the US Copyright Act over state laws. Designs Marques Class 99 reported on the UKIPO's recently launched call for views on the design system.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

by restricting them from online business operations or even have their licenses revoked if they fail to deal with serious violations of IP rights by vendors on their platforms, according to a draft revision of the country’s e-commerce law posted by the State Administration for Market Regulation. Delhi High Court entrance.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Indian Patent Act restricts the patent acts of new plant breed. Design patent- This patent protects the unique visual appearance of the manufactured item. This means that a very similar patented design and shape are not eligible for patent grants.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Is there a single design patent application that covers the EU? You can file a single European design patent application that covers the EU countries. If and when granted, a single registration called a Registered Community Design (RCD) would provide you with exclusive rights in all EU countries.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2022

1] Lost in the destruction and devastation inflicted on Ukraine and her people, is Russia’s effective nationalization of patents in Russia with owners in foreign countries that Russia deems to be unfriendly. In that iteration, the patent holder was to be notified of the “taking” and offered proper compensation.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Here are some helpful articles that provide rough cost estimates for the initial filing and ongoing prosecution: cost of utility nonprovisional patent application ; total cost of obtaining a utility patent ; design patent costs. The post Why or why not file a patent application?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Businesses regularly create articles, photographs, drawings, designs, models, websites, computer software, etc., Unlike Europe where computer software is protected by patents, software is expressly protected under copyright in China. Industrial and graphic designs, applied art, architectural buildings are also protected by copyright.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

Several modern-day remedies were enacted to reduce the risk that IP owners would otherwise be able to recover only nominal damages—reasonable royalties for patents; statutory damages for © infringement; disgorgement of total profits for infringement of design patents. Are there any implications for injunctive relief?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

How to enforce patents affordably: Cheaper alternatives to patent litigation. Unfortunately, the US does not provide patent owners with an efficient system for licensing patents. It is an expensive, burdensome and time-consuming slog to get businesses to take a patent license.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), 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.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Crowded Field of Third-Party Registrations and Uses Leads to TTAB Reversal of "MATCH STUDIO" Over "MATCH" for Clothing Licensee's Prior Common Law Use Established Priority for "SNORE MD" Mark TTABlog Test: Is "BEDLAM VODKA & Design" for Vodka Confusable With "BEDLAM! & Design" for Beer?

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This is because the storage of a digital version of creations does not designate the title of the creator per se, let alone its trading. Further, the world of digital art itself is so immensely entangled that recreations of designs and products that are protected under IP rights often go unnoticed.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L Controller of Patents and Designs ( pdf ), was decided by the Delhi High Court and deals with issues pertaining to prior art and inventive step.

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