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Guest Post: Design Protection and Functionality: Does the PTO or the Copyright Office Apply a More Rubbery Stamp?

Patently-O

Mennell, Koret Professor of Law; Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; Faculty Director, Berkeley Judicial Institute; University of California at Berkeley School of Law, and Ella Corren, University of California at Berkeley School of Law, J.S.D. This commentary presents some of our findings.

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How Many Patents By Patent Attorney: How to Search

Patent Trademark Blog

As of January 10, 2023, the total number of US patents I have obtained for clients is 695. Number of US Patents by Patent Attorney Vic Lin. That total includes both utility and design patents in the US. Of course, this total does not include all the international and foreign patents I’ve handled.

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Exploring Copyright in Graphical User Interface

Intepat

However, protecting these interfaces involves navigating complex layers of copyright, design patents, and other intellectual property laws that cover specific aspects of GUIs. In the United States, GUIs can receive protection through both copyright and design patents.

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CAFC Upholds TTAB: TEEN TINKER BELL Confusable With Disney's TINKER BELL for Dolls

The TTABlog

In round two of what one person (me) dubbed the "Tinker Bell Fairy Fracas," the CAFC affirmed the Board's decision [ TTABlogged here ] sustaining a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of TEEN TINKER BELL and TEEN TINK & Design for dolls. Text Copyright John L. Disney Enterprises, Inc. 2022 USPQ2d XXX (Fed. Welch 2022.

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If You’re Making Your Own Board Game, How Do You Protect Your Idea?

LexBlog IP

Eliezer How to Legally Protect your Board Game with Intellectual Property Law Table of Contents: Copyright Law Design Patents Trademarks and Trade Dress Utility Patents Limitations of Protection Say there is a game that’s been around. A lot of people are familiar with it.

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Design Protection: Don’t Sleep on Copyrights

LexBlog IP

In a recent decision, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (“Board”) reversed an examiner’s prior refusal to register a copyright in the artistic elements present in the bed shown above, paving the way for the applicant to obtain a copyright registration in this work.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

Failure to renew a trademark registration can lead to a canceled registration, but the owner may still have common law rights by continually using the mark. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable. Keep in mind that copyrights do not protect ideas or concepts.