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.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 12, 2022
the Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s finding that Gamon’s design patents on gravity-fed displays for soup were non-obvious. Fox Factory , said the court, is not limited to assessing secondary considerations of non-obviousness of utility patents, but also applies to design patents. Gamon Plus, Inc. ,
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Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
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.
Larson & Larson
JULY 13, 2023
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.
The IP Law Blog
JANUARY 18, 2024
While a patent is in effect, the patent holder has a monopoly on that invention in exchange for disclosing the invention to the public. This is the tradeoff an inventor makes with the public. In exchange for the monopoly period, the inventor ensures the public will know how to freely use the invention when the patent expires.
Patent Trademark Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
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.
IIPRD
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Patent Infringement. The patent is a property right granted to the owner or inventor, it is given for an invention, which includes the product or even the process that provides a new way of doing something or provides an innovative solution to a problem. Conclusion and Suggestions.
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