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Patently-O
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
In our new paper, The Truth About Design Patents , we debunk three widely held—but incorrect—views about U.S. design patents. Taken together, these myths paint a grim picture of design patents: Half of all design patent applications are rejected. Acquiring Design Patents.
Patently-O
OCTOBER 30, 2022
These appear to be the first—and certainly the first precedential—Federal Circuit cases dealing with the merits of one of the numerous “Schedule A” design patent cases that have been filed in recent years in the NDIL. It is clear, from reading the decision, that the design patent infringement claims lacked merit.
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LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Over the last 20 years, the total number of design patents issued per year in the United States has erupted. As illustrated in the graph below and further highlighted in this animated graph, in the 30 year period between the years 1971 and 2000 a total of nearly 219,000 design patents were issued by the U.S.
CopyrightsWorld
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Samsung: The Supreme Court presided over a few major technology cases in 2019, but in one of the most important ones, it reversed a ruling that found Samsung liable to pay its profit from the entire line of Galaxy phones in 2011. Therefore profits shouldn’t be awarded based the phone’s full price.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Samsung : This was a case, from 2011 to 2018, where Apple took the word against Samsung, claiming infringement of its smartphone design and utility patents. 2] Adidas vs. The lawsuit raised an understanding of the value of enduring trademarks and the perils of “knock-off” designs. Foreign Cases Apple v.
Patent Trademark Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
In fact, Track One utility patent applications had an average success rate of over 86% for the decade starting from 2011 to 2020. Unlike Rocket Docket in design patent applications, a Track One request for prioritized examination does not require a prior art search.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 14, 2023
As made clear in the appellate opinion, a single meeting in August 2011 was central to the district court’s inventorship holding and the basis for Blue Gentian’s appeal. ’” In this aspect, the opinion clarifies that the same standard of contribution/inventorship applies to design patents as utility patents.
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