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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

IP Tech Blog

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Section 4.4.2

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Proposed Changes to U.S. Patent Practice: Creation of a Design Patent Practitioner Bar

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Patent Practice: Creation of a Design Patent Practitioner Bar by John DeStefano The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed a significant change to the rules of practice in patent cases. Enable more underrepresented groups to practice design patent law.

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Guest Post by Prof. Hrdy & Dan Brean: The Patent Law Origins of Science Fiction

Patently-O

It may surprise you, then, to learn that the genre of science fiction is deeply indebted to patent law and patent theory. They disclose useful technical information that can give readers a “stimulus” to perfect the invention and figure out how to make it work. Hugo Gernsback, The Perversity of Things , Grant Wythoff ed.

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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

LexBlog IP

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Section 4.4.2

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. In fact, the only way to benefit from trade secret protection is to keep the information secret. As the U.S.

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Federal Circuit Narrows Scope of Egyptian Goddess

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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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District Court Dismiss Inequitable Conduct Claim Alleging Inferred Knowledge of Prior Art Based on Wide Spread Availability

The IP Law Blog

Design Patent No. D806,325 (the “D325 Patent”) for a “Pet Costume.” Second, Pandaloon argues that knowledge of materiality cannot be alleged on information and belief alone and the Complaint contains no facts supporting the conclusory allegation that Pandaloon “made a deliberate decision not to disclose” the prior art.

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