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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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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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

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

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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IPilogue

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. Released on October 21, 2022, this case decision concerned the validity of the industrial design rights for Crocs’ MAMMOTH line of fleece clogs (“939 Design”).

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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.

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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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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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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

Moreover, sneaker companies can also protect their shoe designs through design patents. These patents grant the owner exclusive rights to the ornamental design of their product, ensuring that their innovative designs remain safe from imitation for a set period.

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Patently-O

JULY 20, 2023

by Dennis Crouch TBL Licensing v. 2023) The Timberland Boot trade dress case is pending before the Fourth Circuit, raising some interesting questions about the role of product trade dress vs design patents vs copyright vs utility patents. Vidal (4th Cir.

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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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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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Larson & Larson

JANUARY 10, 2021

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. There are 3 types of patents that inventors should know: utility, design, and plant patents. Design Patent.

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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. Static Media LLC v. Leader Accessories LLC and Jen-Feng (Jeff) Lee ( Fed. Wisconsin for infringing its U.S.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 13, 2021

8,726,528 (“the ’528 Patent”) and U.S. Design Patent No. D672,504 (“the ’504 Patent”) protecting its novel electric shavers were found to be infringed, and Skull Shaver was found to satisfy the domestic industry requirement of Section 337. In this initial determination, Skull Shaver’s asserted U.S.

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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. Refusing to comply with the injunction may lead to heavy fines and even loss of business license.

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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. Startups can license their trademarks to other parties for use in franchising agreements or collaborations, generating additional revenue streams.

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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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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), This same company may rely on copyright protection for the software that controls the process if that software does not meet the requirements for patent protection. then it is no longer a trade secret.

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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. Refusing to comply with the injunction may lead to heavy fines and even loss of business license.

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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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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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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

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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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Currently, a “small entity” is defined as a university or an entity that employs 50 or fewer employees at the time the patent application was filed or at the national phrase entry date for an international PCT application, but does not include: (a) an entity that is controlled directly or indirectly by an entity, other than a university, that has more (..)

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

THC alleges that it engaged in discussions to license its Copyrights and WHAM! mark covering cannabis flower and concentrates. THC uses its Copyrights and WHAM! trademark on the packaging of its cannabis products. But obtaining registrations for these ancillary offerings could help enforcement efforts against competitors.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Applicants must submit by mail the completed application form, the identification documents of the applicant, any documents of copyright ownership such as commission, succession, license, or assignment agreements, samples of the work, and a brief description of the work to the CPCC. Conclusion.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

It has been debated whether NFTs/DC could be protected in China by design patents. The current tendency is that of denying protection to designs of non-physical products, like metaverses. For more details on the topic of design and the metaverse in China see our previous blog post.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2024

If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), This same company may rely on copyright protection for the software that controls the process if that software does not meet the requirements for patent protection. then it is no longer a trade secret.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Precedential No. 33: "LOCH MOOSE MONSTER" Fends Off Monster Energy's Lack-of-Bona-Fide-Intent Summary Judgment Motion Nonuse/Specimen of Use: USPTO Issues Examination Guide 1-21: Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings Under the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 Precedential No.

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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 Image from here. vs Senior Examiner Trade Marks on 9 November, 2022 (Delhi High Court).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Plant patent- This type of patent protects the rights of the inventor who is involved in the generation of asexually reproduced distinct and new varieties of plants according to the plant patent act 1930 in the United States. Indian Patent Act restricts the patent acts of new plant breed.

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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. and Pinduoduo Inc.,

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Metaverse is based on various patentable technical infrastructures, including AR, VR, cloud computing, etc. With the growing number of patent applications, the risk is also increasing. One of the benefits of owning a patent for AR/VR is licensing is revenue, but identifying potential licensees may present a challenge.

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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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