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.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

17, 2023) Last week, the USPTO released a document entitled “Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces.” The statutory subject matter provision for design patents, 35 U.S.C. §

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Patently-O

AUGUST 12, 2021

Aardvark , the patentee (BobCar) sued Aardvark for infringing its utility and design patents as well as its trade dress related to mobile showroom services. No ownership => no standing to sue. . . “I am 100 percent sure that we assigned the patents to BobCar Media, LLC.” by Dennis Crouch. In BobCar Media v.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Contact US patent attorney Vic Lin at vlin@icaplaw.com or call (949) 223-9623 to explore how our patent infringement experience can benefit your business. How can you tell the difference between a published application and a granted patent? At the outset, design patent applications are never published.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 8, 2022

The Controller-General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958) shall be the Controller of Designs for this Act. PROTECTION OF DESIGN. The registration of a design is mandatory for receiving legal benefits.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 27, 2022

To satisfy the basic requirement of gaining a design patent, the applicants must truly depict that the design must be for an article of manufacture or it must be embodied in such an article of manufacture. The difference between a mere picture and a design patent is simply the embodiment of design in an “article of manufacture”.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The files included ABL’s detailed business plans and documents disclosing ABL’s scientific testing results, experimental designs, patent applications, formulations, manufacturing processes, and marketing strategies. The relationship ended unsuccessfully in 2018.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Although the system was designed for automatic allocation without human intervention, it has been overridden without the required written orders from the Controller, as mandated by Section 73(4). Business line had reported that DPIIT has stated that it will examine the Controller General’s position and take further action as necessary.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

A Bangalore District Court in P Kanthilal v.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2023

In another issue related to copyrights raised by a firm, it was reported that all the necessary documents were filed by the applicant in the copyright office, yet a no discrepancy letter was issued to them by the same, due to which they could not get their copyright enforced.

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Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2024

The NPRM would also hike design patent filing and issuance fees. The USPTO notes that no maintenance fees are owed on design patents and that the USPTO has been subsidizing design patent examination with revenue from the utility patent side. It is unclear how this proposal benefits the USPTO.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

On February 05, 2022, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that China had joined the Hague International Design System (the Hague System) that allows registering up to 100 designs in 94 countries through one international application. [1] Kara also supports the prosecution of Chinese design applications.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Patents are important and powerful tools that provide safeguards to biotechnicians and help them. What is patent? A patent is a legal document that provides exclusive rights to inventors over others in making, using, and selling their inventions for usually 20 years from the date of filling the patent application.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 30, 2021

Unlike a utility patent, the drawings in a design patent will define the scope of your claim. That means that utility patent drawings have flexibility to show details that may or may not end up in the claims, but the details in design patent drawings will affect the scope of your IP rights.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 23, 2024

Plaintiff failed to provide Hyponix with documents necessary for its defense. . . . Plaintiff claims, falsely, that Hyponix did not request these documents.” Additional observations : This case is a good example of why patent litigation is a poor fit for the Schedule A litigation model. Emphasis added.)

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2024

The proposed schedule also provides dates for document discovery and depositions. Specifically, Regeneron has asserted the following patents. Eight method of treatment patents alleged to be infringed by use of SB15: U.S. Patent Nos. Four patents alleged to be infringed by SB15 delivery devices: U.S. Patent Nos.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 6, 2023

The court held that the appellant has not produced any documents in support of its claim regarding the impugned mark being a family mark and relying on Wander v. The respondent is the proprietor of the above mark and instituted the suit against the appellant (who claims to be the respondent’s distant relatives) for using a similar mark.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 8, 2023

In general, you should document what you’ve created. Design patent filing – U.S. and abroad: If you have a character with a distinctive shape, consider filing for design patents to give you a broader IP portfolio to enforce.

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Patentably Defined

JANUARY 19, 2011

Color drawings may be submitted via EFS-Web in most types of applications and proceedings, including: Nonprovisional design patent applications, including reissue design patent applications; Provisional applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(b); Nonprovisional utility patent applications under 35 U.S.C.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 9, 2022

There are sufficient legislative rights and exclusive rights of the registered design holders under the Designs Act as well, although they might not be as impactful as a trademark. There are quite a few remedies available in case-relevant information in the documentation is deceptive.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Do you need a design or utility patent application? If the appearance (how it looks) is what matters, then a design patent application may be the right type of patent application. If the unique features of your concept are functional or structural, then consider filing a utility patent application.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Applicants must submit by mail the completed application form, the identification documents of the applicant, any documents of copyright ownership such as commission, succession, license, or assignment agreements, samples of the work, and a brief description of the work to the CPCC.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

. & Another , dismissed a patents and designs infringement suit for failing to comply with the mandatory pre-institution mediation requirement under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.

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Larson & Larson

MAY 16, 2023

Patent drafting is a critical process that involves creating a written document that describes an invention and lays out the grounds for obtaining patent protection. Here are some key points to keep in mind when drafting a patent application: Start by understanding what type of patent protection you need.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Science fiction—of the type that Gernsback and “hard sf” writers like Jules Verne and Isaac Asimov wrote—has more in common with patents than it might seem. But, like patents, works of science fiction are documents that disclose potentially useful information about science and technology.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2022

This would appear to be the design patent for the Ferrari 2020 F8 Tributo, a mid-engine V8 released in May of 2020. PATENT CLAIM: The ornamental design for an automobile, as shown and described.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-62563b637a3b06381{display: flex ! .” important;}.thegem-template-wrapper.wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-62563b63773304175{flex-wrap:

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2023

On the basis of this understanding the court held:- “ A computer image is merely an idea of what the design should look like. It is not even a prototype, or a photograph of a prototype.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The definition of a utility patent is a patent that covers “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.” [i] i] Utility patents are the most prevalent type of patent. Next in this series, we will provide an overview of design patents. [1]

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In this regard, it is advisable that holders of prior design registrations who have entered into unsuccessful negotiations with holders of subsequent registrations terminate such negotiations by documenting their disagreement, e.g. through a unilateral written statement, in order to avoid the possibility of tacit consent being deemed to exist.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

For example, the document shared with Berardi described an inner “TPU Elastomer” layer and a reinforcement layer made of polyester yarn. ’” In this aspect, the opinion clarifies that the same standard of contribution/inventorship applies to design patents as utility patents.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Eventually, Johnson and Johnson announced that it would no longer enforce their patents for Bedaquiline (brand name: Sirturo) which is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 134 low- and middle-income countries. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The court noted that via previous order in September 2022, the Appellant was allowed to place user documents on record and vide this order directed it to file an affidavit of user and remanded the matter back to the Registry for considering the claim of prior use afresh.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

In recent years, there have been a number of high-profile litigations in the United States involving patents directed to each of the above-referenced components, including patent litigations related to cathodes, 13 anodes, 14 separators, 15 electrolytes, 16 battery cell packaging, 17 and battery module packaging.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 14, 2025

by Dennis Crouch The USPTO’s new AI Strategy document both recounts the work the USPTO has already done and sets forth something of a vision for artificial intelligence. Of course the document’s release just one week before the transition to the Trump administration raises questions about its ultimate implementation.

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