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LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Tech: Design Patent En Banc

Patently-O

GM Global Technology Operations LLC , the court will consider whether to apply a more stringent obviousness test to design patents. Although design patent examination has become more rigorous, obviousness rejections remain relatively rare in comparison to their utility patent brethren.

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TTAB Reverses Functionality Refusal of Rocking Chair Design But Finds Acquired Distinctiveness Lacking

The TTABlog

Applying the Morton-Norwich factors, and giving some weight to applicant's design patents, the Board concluded that the USPTO failed to make a prima facie case of functionality. JBL pointed to its ownership of seven design patents for rocking chairs of the same or a very similar configuration.

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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the Exams

SpicyIP

A cropped version of a scanned copy of a US newspaper named ‘The Examiner’ (image from here ) This post is co-authored with Swaraj. But the Patent Office still relied on UPSC along with Educational Consultants India Ltd. (a a PSU under the Ministry of Education) for recruitment of Examiners till 2010 (see here ).

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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

SpicyIP

Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour Srijaa Grover and Yaggya Kapoor Harry Brignull introduced the concept of “dark patterns” in 2010, describing them as deceptive tactics aimed at boosting conversion rates.

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How To File Color Drawings Electronically Via EFS-Web

Patentably Defined

a)(2) and requires: An amendment to the specification to insert (unless the specification contains or has been previously amended to contain) the following language as the first paragraph of the brief description of the drawings — “The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. 37 CFR § 1.84(a)(2)

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [6] If a designer is able to successfully improve infringement they may recover not only their own lost profits but also any profits accrued by the infringer from the infringed work. [7].

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] 6] If a designer is able to successfully improve infringement they may recover not only their own lost profits but also any profits accrued by the infringer from the infringed work. [7].