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Design Patents are Heating Up at the Federal Circuit, Again

LexBlog IP

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) clarified the law on comparison prior art in design patent cases. In the initial case, Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. (“Columbia”) sued Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. (“Seirus”) for infringing U.S. Design Patent No.

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How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money

Patent Trademark Blog

Affordable ways to enforce intellectual property. If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is for you. Thankfully, you can enforce intellectual property without spending your life savings. Does cheap IP enforcement exist?

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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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What is a Design Patent?

LexBlog IP

A design patent protects a new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture. “Ornamental” means that the design is purely decorative; the patentability is based on its visual aspects. Design patents protect only the appearance of the article, not any aspect of functionality.

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What is a Design Patent?

The IP Law Blog

A design patent protects a new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture. Ornamental” means that the design is purely decorative; the patentability is based on its visual aspects. Design patents protect only the appearance of the article, not any aspect of functionality.

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Light Administrative Injunctions for Designs in China: Status-check on the 2021 Shenzhen AMR Reform

IP Tech Blog

In June 2021 the Shenzhen Administration for Market Regulation (Shenzhen AMR) issued the first ever provisions on administrative injunctions against the infringement of a design patents, including online infringements. It was a revolutionary provision. I covered this topic in more details in a previous blog ( here ).

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What CannI Say? Litigating Cannabis Patents In District Court

LexBlog IP

With the increased funding pouring into this sector has come a desire to protect the intellectual property in the products, research, and developments brought to market. Coastal Harvest, LLC , denied a Motion to Dismiss asserting the illegality doctrine against cannabis related patents for extracting compounds from plant materials.