The IPKat
DECEMBER 23, 2023
As a plant intellectual property nerd , this Kat was delighted to get her hands on the new book Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature (Oxford University Press, 2023), edited by Jose Bellido and Brad Sherman. The other two chapters turn to the conceptualisation of nature in patent law.
The TTABlog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the TTAB's decision [ TTABlogged here ] affirming a refusal to register certain features of Timberland's boot design on the ground that the proposed mark for "footwear, namely, lace-up boots" lacked acquired distinctiveness.
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Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.
Patently-O
APRIL 17, 2024
This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. Therefore, Dastar ‘s unaccredited copying did not constitute a false designation of origin actionable under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Authors in the subsequent section explore industrial property rights, with Nari Lee delving into inventors and patents, Giorgio Spedicato shedding light on industrial design, and Genevieve Wilkinson discussing trade marks.
Intepat
MAY 4, 2023
Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. Patent law operates on two principles i.e. to encourage innovation and to promote the progress of science and technology. The Supreme Court in Eldred v. An example of this is the case of FTC v.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
by Dennis Crouch LKQ’s brief for today’s en banc rehearing begins with the following interesting statement: “As with utility patents, the U.S. Constitution and the Patent Act prohibit design patents on ordinary innovations.” John Deere Co. of Kansas City , 383 U.S. 1, 5–6 (1966).
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