IPilogue
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
(“Mascotte”), owns a portfolio of 160 trademark applications in the US connected to the “Yeezy” brand, Adidas solely owns all design rights to existing products, as well as previous and new colorways under the partnership. Adidas reportedly intends to take advantage of its design rights by selling the Yeezy sneakers using its own branding.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
When you review the invention disclosure, you notice that the design is ornamental, for example, a pattern, on an article such as a chair. You want to file a patent application to protect the design. Can you file a design patent application? For a design patent, 35 U.S.C. § The answer is YES.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
JD Supra Law
JUNE 28, 2022
the Federal Circuit held that a catheter insertion design patent was invalid because the claimed design was offered for sale more than a year before the design patent application was filed. Medical Components, Inc., By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
The IPKat
JANUARY 13, 2022
Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e., The process of creating a digital asset with a smart contract is called "minting". The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Design Patent No. D450,839 looks like a set of clown feet (image below), but, in actuality it covers “the ornamental design for a handle for introducer sheath” and is used as part of a medical catheter kit. The parties agree that the products described in the letter embody the design that was later patented.
CopyrightsWorld
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
turned out to be almost identical, and Gassée believed this to be a breach of contract. The devices were found to infringe on Apple’s design patents that cover the front of the phones, and the arrangement of icons on the home screen. However, Windows 2.0 So, without warning, Apple filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in 1988.
43(B)log
AUGUST 10, 2021
6, 2021) (R&R) Shenzhen sought a declaratory judgment that a design patent for a toy gnome figurine was unenforceable and invalid, given that defendant/counter-plaintiff Tatiana Mironova allegedly purchased its stuffed gnome toys, then switched manufacturers and obtained a patent for an identical ornamental design without authorization.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
131 
Let's personalize your content