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Converse, Steve Madden Eye Shoe Design Patent Settlement

IP Law 360

remain in settlement talks to resolve a patent infringement dispute over high-top sneaker designs, according to a Tuesday court filing, entering at least their fourth month of trying to resolve the suit. Steve Madden and Converse Inc.

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WIPIP, Concurrent Session #1, Design

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Christine Farley, Authenticity and Design: Why sell a chair for 10x a visually identical chair? Sometimes the replication is exact; design claimants say they’re made with cheaper materials and practices, but midcentury modern design aimed for cheapness and access: the idea that more people can have it now would be a good not a bad.

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The Design Law Treaty and the Struggle for International Harmonization of Industrial Design Protection

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By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. In the US, these are design patent rights. ” Several years ago, the US implemented the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague System).

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How to Take Down Amazon Seller Listings of Copy Products

Patent Trademark Blog

A Patent Owner may submit a maximum of 20 ASIN numbers in an evaluation. APEX vs. Amazon Design Patent Neutral Evaluation Amazon’s neutral patent evaluation programs go by different names depending upon whether a utility patent or design patent is involved. APEX is for utility patents.

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PUMA Sues Competitor for Alleged Trademark and Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

PUMA SE , based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, is a multi-national company that designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories. The parties were unable to reach a settlement. PUMA also alleges that the Brooks shoe the “Aurora BL” infringes upon their Design Patent No. PUMA North America Inc.

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Michigan City Resident Sues Numerous Retailers for Alleged Patent Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Cross, the Plaintiff is the owner of three design patents for convertible t-shirt designs, U.S. Patent Nos. D/580,633, D/581,136 , and D/341,471 (collectively, the “Patents in Suit”). due to settlement and a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision regarding the ‘471 Patent. 35 U.S.C. §

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Looking Back at 2021: PTAB Trial and Appeal Statistics

LexBlog IP

Mechanical and business method petitions are second, biopharma petitions third, chemical petitions fourth and finally, design patent petitions last. In contrast, settlement rates have gone up compared to the last five years. 20, 2020, designated as precedential May 5, 2020). 1] See Apple, Inc. Fintiv, Inc.,