LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) clarified the law on comparison prior art in design patent cases. In the initial case, Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. (“Columbia”) sued Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. (“Seirus”) for infringing U.S. Design Patent No.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 6, 2023

On March 23, 2023, Magistrate Judge Wang (S.D.N.Y.) The FAC alleged, inter alia, patent infringement of both utility and design patents by promotional vehicles supplied by Aardvark Event Logistics, Inc. recommended granting-in-part and denying-in-part Defendants’ T-Mobile, USA, Inc. Aardvark”).

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

DIVX, LLC [OPINION] (2022-1138, 9/11/2023) (Hughes, Stoll, and Stark) - Stoll, J. Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - NETFLIX, INC. The Court vacated the Board’s finding that an asserted prior art reference fails to qualify as analogous art.

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 18, 2023

Oral arguments were held on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. The parties faced off in a rematch at the Federal Circuit following an earlier bout involving the same design patent, U.S. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. and Curver Luxembourg, SARL, v. Home Expressions Inc.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 22, 2023

15, 2023), the Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories. In Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. 2021-2299, 2021-2338 (Fed.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2023

Save the Date to Attend the 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day The 2023 iteration of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, with options to attend either in-person at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia or virtually.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit recently vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in the long-running design patent dispute between outdoor apparel companies Columbia Sportswear and Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. ,

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Other Posts COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues The litigation surrounding mRNA patent thickens in the USA as Pfizer/ BioNTech files defence and counterclaims against the patent infringement allegations made by Moderna.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

15, 2023) , the Federal Circuit vacated a jury verdict of non-infringement in a design-patent infringement action filed by Columbia Sportswear against Seirus Innovative Accessories. Design Patent No. In Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 27, 2023

3d -, 2023 WL 371035, No. 24, 2023) WS sued Wayfair, alleging patent infringement, Lanham Act false advertising, Massachusetts and California statutory unfair competition and Massachusetts false advertising based on alleged copying of West Elm products. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Wayfair Inc., 1:21-12063-PBS (D.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 3, 2023

In its complaint, Skull Shaver claimed that Ideavillage’s leg shaver infringed its design patent on a head shaver. The patent-in-suit is U.S. D693,060 (“the D’060 patent”) for an electric head shaver, and the accused product is a Flawless Legs Shaver, which is itself covered by U.S.

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