Designs Invention Public Domain Reference 
The IPKat
JUNE 12, 2024
Designs are meant to protect the appearance of the whole or a part of a product. In order to minimize the overlap with technical IP rights, no protection is granted for designs whose appearance is solely dictated by their technical function ( Art. The referring court also noted that the protection under Art. 8(2) CDR ).
Patently-O
APRIL 20, 2024
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. Federal Circuit’s 2023 Decision. Patent D657,093. Swisa, Inc. ,
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Kashishipr
APRIL 20, 2022
Patents, copyright, and trademarks have been the most widely recognized forms of IP to date; however, there are other forms as well, including geographical indications and industrial designs, which have been gaining attention in the past few decades. Eligibility Criteria for Trade Secret Protection.
Patently-O
APRIL 17, 2024
This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. The Court held that “origin” in the Lanham Act refers only to the source of the physical products sold in the marketplace, not to the creator of the underlying creative content.
Patently-O
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Constitution and the Patent Act prohibit design patents on ordinary innovations.” Justice Douglas goes on: It is worth emphasis that every patent case involving validity presents a question which requires reference to a standard written into the Constitution. The Framers plainly did not want those monopolies freely granted.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. Before the 2021 amendment, such use was allowed only for reasons of public defense and security.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
A patent is an intellectual property right granted by a government to the inventor, to protect their invention and allow the fullest commercial exploitation of the patented invention. The process of getting an invention Patent starts with Patentability Search, its also known as Novelty Search or Prior Art Search.
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