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Amazon Contingency Patent Attorney: Success-Based Legal Fees for Fighting APEX and Design Patent Cases

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the cost of fighting an Amazon seller patent case? The cost of an Amazon patent evaluation can range from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands. Patent litigation in federal court can range from hundreds of thousands to millions. Need an Amazon contingency patent attorney who will charge fees based on results?

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How to Challenge a Design Patent Application

Patent Trademark Blog

Mission Impossible: Can you block a design patent application? Design patent applications are not publicly viewable. It can be nearly impossible to figure out what design patent applications are pending. Suppose your competitor indicates that their product is patent-pending. This will be tricky.

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CAFC Affirms Obviousness of Memory Cell Design Patents Over Dyk Dissent

IP Watchdog

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a pair of final written decisions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidating patent claims owned by Monterey Research and covering improved static random access memory (SRAM) cell designs.

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Differences Noticeable to “General Consumers” May Be Considered “Significant Differences” Which Render the Design Patentable Over Prior Designs

LexBlog IP

The Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Department (PRID) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) maintained the validity of Chinese design patent No. the ’645 patent) in an invalidation proceeding. [1] the ’645 patent) in an invalidation proceeding. [1] 48204, see.

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Written Description as a Subset of Novelty and Nonobviousness

Patently-O

Zahner Design Group v. D746,078 (Patent being litigated). Zahner’s Design Pat. D746,078 covers the ornamental design of a shower curtain as shown in the figures above. Zahner sued Katri Sales for infringement, and the defendant turned-around and filed a request for ex parte reexamination. by Dennis Crouch.

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Top 3 Ways to Defend Patent Infringement Claims

Patent Trademark Blog

How do you defend a patent infringement claim? Accusations of patent infringement should be taken seriously. Whether they are asserted in the form of cease-and-desist letter or an Amazon patent violation, an accused infringer needs to gauge the seriousness of the problem. Do the accused products infringe the asserted patent?

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Utility Patent Infringement: The Most Important Things to Know

Patent Trademark Blog

How to Ask the Right Questions About Utility Patent Infringement Utility patent infringement is complex, to say the least. It’s not just about whether the products infringe the utility patent. Need to enforce or defend a utility patent infringement claim? What is utility patent infringement?