The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. Telflex, Inc.,

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Design Patent Designs Design Patent 98

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. Telflex, Inc.,

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Design Patent Designs Design Patent 52

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 27, 2024

Introduction The main emphasis of the case pertains to accusations of patent infringement made by the defendant, as well as the subsequent pursuit of damages. In year 2007 the plaintiffs (Bajaj Auto Ltd.) of violating their patents related to the development of “enhanced internal combustion engine technology”.

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Invention Patent Patent Infringement Technology 69

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

20-891 (CVSG requested May 3, 2021); Res Judicata and the Patent-Specific Kessler Doctrine : PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. 20-1394 (CVSG requested October 4, 2021); Undermining Jury Decisions : Olaf Sööt Design, LLC v. The invention in Yu was a multi-lens camera deemed abstract by the Federal Circuit. Patreon, Inc.,

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Patent Law Law Patent Litigation 95

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Although the court did not enter into any serious policy analysis or consideration of Supreme Court precedent promoting patent challenges such as Lear, Inc. 118, 124 (2007). Preliminary injunctions are typically issued early in a lawsuit and are designed to preserve rights as the case moves forward to final judgment.

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Contracts Intellectual Property Patent IP 60

Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The district court agreed, finding their contributions were significant to the conception of the claimed invention. Specifically, the judge determined that the port boss slippage problem precluded the original prototype from being viable, and Mackay and Hewson’s design input, like the starburst grooves, helped solve that critical issue.

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