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Seeking Clarity on Comparison Prior Art: Seirus Petitions Supreme Court in Heat Wave Design Patent Dispute

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Seirus has petitioned for writ of certiorari in its long-running design patent dispute with Columbia Sportswear. Columbia’s design patent claims an “ornamental design of a heat reflective material” as shown in the figures. Patent D657,093. 21, 2024) (question paraphrased).

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My Word! Design Patents on a Typeface

LexBlog IP

Utility patents are for functional inventions. Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. What’s more common than the written word?

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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently-O

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. “The falsity of Crocs’ advertising is that Croslite is simply not patented—neither to Crocs nor to anyone else. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions. ” Dawgs brief.

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The US Constitution as an Interpretive Tool for Obviousness Law

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch LKQ’s brief for today’s en banc rehearing begins with the following interesting statement: “As with utility patents, the U.S. Constitution and the Patent Act prohibit design patents on ordinary innovations.” The Framers plainly did not want those monopolies freely granted.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

The Court, however, disagreed with the Defendant’s argument holding that there was no information available in the public domain for the Plaintiff to reach at the above conclusion regarding relations between the Defendants. Dr Vaishali Londhe of NMIMS SPPSPTM wins Patent for Breakthrough Invention. Image from here.

Trademark 105
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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. These patents in India is thus difficult to obtain and even if is obtained, it is difficult to defend.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. These patents in India is thus difficult to obtain and even if is obtained, it is difficult to defend.