IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that a final rule will be published tomorrow, November 16, in the Federal Register implementing a design patent practitioner bar. The Office first published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register in May 2023 contemplating a separate design patent practitioner bar.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2023! The winner is: EU Trade Mark Law and Product Protection: A Comparative Analysis of Trade Mark Functionality (Routledge) by Lavinia Brancusi Best Book on Design Law The nominations were: • Australian Design Law and Practice, by Tyrone Berger.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The trend of the US International Trade Commission issuing remedial orders for design patents at higher percentages than for utility patents continued in 2023.1 From 2015-2023, 356 such investigations were concluded. And of those 356 investigations, 187 cases proceeded to Final Determination.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Content creation on YouTube reportedly reached a new peak during the second half of 2023, meaning that the platform experienced a surge in infringing uploads on the one hand, and copyright actions by its users on the other. million in the first half of 2021. million in the first half of 2021. in Content ID alone.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gajewski, and Ivy Clarice Estoesta will present the webinar "2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends" on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Attendees will receive an advance copy of our Design Patents Year in Review report via email after the webinar concludes. Directors Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Deirdre M.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

As we start the new year, we take a look back at some of the most significant legal developments and caselaw of 2022 in UK trade mark, copyright and designs law and highlight the changes that IP stakeholders should be aware may be coming down the line in 2023.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With a great sense of pride, we announce that the Indian Navy has introduced a new design for a mask to be used in their course of action. This particular mask design falls under class 29-02 which covers devices and equipment against fire hazards, accidents and rescues. The design number is 360313-00.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Design Patent Trends at the ITC - The trend of the US International Trade Commission issuing remedial orders for design patents at higher percentages than for utility patents continued in 2023.1 From 2015-2023, 356 such investigations were concluded. And of those 356 investigations, 187 cases proceeded to Final Determination.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

IPR2021-01466, Paper 34 (March 10, 2023) (designated: November 15, 2023) (regarding prior art status under AIA § 102) The Director designated as precedential a final written decision holding that, for AIA patents, an analysis under Dynamic Drinkware v. Precedential Decisions - Penumbra, Inc. RapidPulse, Inc.,

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued three opinions regarding U.S. design patents. The three 2023 opinions are Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc., LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, and Blue Gentian, LLC v. Tristar Products, Inc.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 8, 2023

Save the Date to Attend the 16th 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. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Thank you for reading the September 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. In this issue: - FTC Guidelines Influence How Influencers Influence - How Design Patents Can Complement Brands' Trademark Portfolios. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) published its final rule, creating a separate design patent bar where admitted design patent practitioners will practice in design patent proceedings only. (88 16, 2023).). 78644 (Nov. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The Office underlined that the 2023 draft Guidelines (see here ) will set out such a practical approach (see here the draft of Trade Marks Guidelines , section “6.25 Challenges involving designs in the metaverse were also addressed. Downloadable goods and virtual goods” ), on which stakeholders can still comment before 3 October 2022.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

However, owners may not appreciate another type of intellectual property right that can complement their trademark portfolios: design patents. Below is an overview of the potential benefits of filing design patent applications to protect two types of designs: trade dress and graphical.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

To prevent this unlawful use of personal data on digital platforms by the companies, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 has been introduced against the unauthorized use of personal data on digital platforms. This legislation, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 7, 2023.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 30, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has granted a rare en banc review of its January, 2023, decision in LKQ Corporation v. Patent D855,508 covers a “vehicle front skid bar.”

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On September 26, 2023, the USPTO issued its millionth design patent. . The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently reached an important milestone. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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JD Supra Law

MAY 13, 2024

Fujikura”) is one of the most prominent golf club shaft designers and manufacturers. Per Fujikura, in the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season, half of all PGA tournaments were won by a player using a Fujikura shaft. Plaintiff Fujikura Composite America, Inc. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 17, 2023

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 4, 2023 Registration for the 16th Annual USPTO Design Day 2023 has been made available and interested parties can register virtually or in person here. The 16th annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5

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IP Watchdog

MAY 16, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register that proposes a separate design patent practitioner bar. Design patent practitioners would only be able to participate in design patent proceedings.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Hong Kong Designs Registry has recently announced a reduction in official fees relating to design registration and post-registration services. The reduction of fees is one of the initiatives outlined in the Chief Executive's 2023 Policy Address, aimed at promoting the development of intellectual property trading in Hong Kong.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On September 26, 2023, the USPTO issued its millionth design patent. United States Patent D1,000,000 covers the ornamental design for a dispensing comb, as shown below. While utility patents may include several claims, often about 20, a design patent may only have a single claim. Design patent filings in the U.S.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 5, 2024

The TTABlogger has once again chosen the ten (10) TTAB (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) decisions that he considers to be the most important and/or interesting from the previous calendar year (2023). In re Seminole Tribe of Florida , 2023 U.S.P.Q.2d 2d 631 (TTAB 2023) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Melanye K. 2023 U.S.P.Q.2d

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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. First, they must be novel (i.e., Telflex, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 15, 2024

On 30 November 2023, the Digital ID Bill 2023 (Cth) and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 (Digital ID Bills) were introduced in the Australian Senate.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The most significant development in IP in Europe in 2023—indeed arguably the most significant in nearly 30 years—was the launch of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court on June 1. The full implications of this are explored here. Beyond the UP and UPC, however, there were a number of.

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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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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Canada has emerged as a popular jurisdiction for trademark designations under the Madrid Protocol, a global system facilitating streamlined protection of marks across multiple countries.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) published a notice regarding supplemental guidance for PTO personnel examining design patent claims containing computer-generated images. 80277 (Nov. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Background of the case On 26 October 2018, the Estonian company Eco Oil OÜ filed the following EU Registered Design No. The decision The BoA focused its attention on the (unproven) disclosure of prior designs under Article 7 CDR by means of printed screenshots of web pages. 5809746-0001 (the contested RCD).

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Patently-O

JUNE 11, 2024

GM is perhaps as dramatic a change for the design patent arena as Alice was for utility patents. The old Rosen-Durling test made it almost impossible to reject a design patent as obvious except for extreme cases involving either direct copying or extremely broad claims. The Federal Circuit’s May 2024 en banc decision in LKQ v.

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled nine oral hearings for the month of September 2023. September 7, 2023 - 11:15 AM [In Person, North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, NC]: In re Vinedo de Zorra, LLC , Serial No. September 12, 2023 - 11 AM: Montgomery Law LLC v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Columbia sued Seirus for infringement of a design patent directed to “the ornamental design of a heat reflective material, as shown and described” in various figures. Columbia asserted infringement against Seirus’s HeatWave products, which have a wavy pattern with the “Seirus” logo throughout the design. 2021-2299, -2338 (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.

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