Patently-O

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is officially establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar with its final rule published on November 16, 2023 and effective January 2, 2024. Currently, a single patent bar governs registration for anyone seeking to practice before the USPTO in utility, plant, and design patent matters.

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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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Patently-O

JUNE 30, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Design patents continue to rise in importance, but the underlying law full of eccentricities. The crux of the issue lies in the manner patent law decisions are typically written. The case itself involves design patents covering GM parts, such as front fenders. Teleflex Inc.,

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

This post will focus on another key issue from the case – the relevance of logos in design patent infringement analysis. Still, ornamental logos found on the accused product can still be relevant as visual distractors in the process of evaluating similarities and differences between the claimed design and accused design.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Late last week, more than half a dozen amicus briefs were filed in support of GM Global Technology Operations in a case that is set to potentially shake up design patent law. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) to keep the law as is in order to avoid major disruptions.

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Patently-O

JULY 6, 2023

By Sarah Burstein, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School LKQ Corp. 2023) ( docket ). As Professor Crouch has noted , the Federal Circuit has granted rehearing en banc in the design patent case of LKQ v. Design patents cover different things (ornamental designs as opposed to useful inventions).

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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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