Patently-O
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
WIPO administers the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. In 2015, the US linked its design patent system with Hague — this gives U.S. designers easier access to global design rights; and non-U.S. design patent system. by Dennis Crouch.
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. Most asserted design patents are invalidated in litigation.
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The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Understanding Mask Work. In particular, Section 1213.2
The IPKat
JANUARY 10, 2022
The Plan provides that during the French Presidency, the Council will start working on the Commission’s proposal on industrial designs. Originally planned for 2021, the Commission’s proposal to review the Design Directive and the Design Regulation is to be unveiled in the second quarter of 2022.
JD Supra Law
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a notice with supplemental guidance for its staff members examining design patent claims that include computer-generated images. By: AEON Law
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
In a recent decision, the Third Board of Appeal (BoA) of the EUIPO found that a design for heated socks, pictured to the lower right, is not necessarily functional (case R 878/2022-3 ). Background Design owner, Lenz, sells products known as “ heated socks ”. In 2012, Lenz registered the Community design, shown to the right.
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