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Can a Logo Help You Get a Design Patent and Avoid Infringement?

Patent Trademark Blog

Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for a new product that might be considered somewhat similar to existing products. It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product.

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Design patent infringement: What is a substantially similar appearance?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the design patent infringement test? The test for design patent infringement involves a visual comparison between the patented design and the accused product. What seems so hard about looking at two designs and determining whether appear substantially similar to an ordinary observer?

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Amazon Brand Registry: How to Register Your Trademark to Get IP Protection

Patent Trademark Blog

Why Amazon Brand Registry Matters to Patent Owners Amazon sellers who own patents will want to take full advantage offered by Amazon Brand Registry for enforcing utility patents and handling design patents. Need a registered trademark to maximize full benefits of Amazon Brand Registry?

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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. This success is largely attributed to Apple’s effective trademarking of various designs and sounds related to its products and services. Prior Registration and Use: Apple Inc.

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“Comparison Prior Art” Must Be Tied to the Same Article of Manufacture as That Claimed

LexBlog IP

15, 2023) , the Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. gloves) have a wavy pattern with the “Seirus” logo throughout the design. These products (e.g.,

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

While looking for a suitable present for your fellow co-workers or distant relatives, take a moment to check what happened on the other IP blogs last week. December is finally here and now part of our focus (and mostly our fears) have shifted to Secret Santa gifts.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property (IP) attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. That’s understandable.