JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

According to Article 27 of the Chinese Patent Law, where a patent application for a design is filed, documents such as a request, drawings or photographs of the design and a brief description of the design shall be submitted. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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Patent Trademark Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Can you see a pending design patent application? No, US design patent applications are not published. Therefore, the public cannot monitor or search for a pending design patent application. Need to apply for a design patent? What exactly is a patent publication?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MAY 10, 2023

What is the purpose of a provisional patent application? To know how to write a provisional patent application (PPA) well, you must first understand its purpose. If the disclosure in your provisional is scant, then your provisional application will not be worth much from a legal perspective.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In a recent CIPA webinar, Alexander Klenner-Bajaja of the EPO explained how the EPO leverages AI tools to support examiners, increasing productivity and improving the quality of patent searches. We learnt that at the core of the EPO’s AI integration are several specialised tools designed to streamline the search process.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Focus on what matters most So much can be said, and has been said, about the patent application process. To avoid information overload, let’s get back to the most basic things you need to know to file a patent application. Apply for design or utility patent? How much to patent an idea?

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across different countries, filing dates are critical. A US design patent application must be filed within six months of your foreign priority date.

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Patently-O

MAY 24, 2024

GM decision, the USPTO issued a memorandum to its examiners providing updated guidance and examination instructions in light of the court’s overturning of the long-standing Rosen-Durling test for determining obviousness of design patents.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 3, 2024

The Federal Circuit's decision discarding long-standing tests for proving that a design patent is invalid as obvious means the world has changed for patent examiners and applicants, attorneys said, and the new standard could lead to more design patent applications being turned down.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Last month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published Supplemental Guidance for examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated electronic images.

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Patently-O

MAY 21, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a highly anticipated en banc decision, the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for assessing obviousness of design patents. Rejecting the argument that KSR did not implicate design patent obviousness, the court reasoned that 35 U.S.C. § GM Global Tech. Operations LLC , No.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s recent decision on an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to limit prior art for design patent applications to only analogous fields may make it easier for applicants to obtain design patents and more difficult for challengers to invalidate them.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Are there any requirements for getting a design patent? Design patents can be quite powerful. Even though design patents are easier to get than utility patents, it is still possible for a design application to be rejected. What is an original design?

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

What makes a design patent better? Design patents are quite simple. You do a bit of research into the differences between a design and utility patent , and conclude that design is the way to go. A broader patent gives the owner greater rights to stop the competition from copying the patented design.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 29, 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman- In a design patent application, “the subject matter which is claimed is the design embodied in or applied to an article of manufacture (or portion thereof) and not the article itself.”. “The more you know, the less you need.” ?

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

7, 2024) - Designing functional features on a device will not make you an inventor for design patents on the device! CV 22-1377, 2024 WL 4436629 (D. The District of Delaware (“the court”) recently held that Apple Inc.’s The District of Delaware (“the court”) recently held that Apple Inc.’s By: Irwin IP LLP

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 29, 2024

Madras HC Remands Patent Application Back to IPO for Reconsideration By Md. Sabeeh Ahmad The Madras HC in a judgment this week has, on an appeal by Hendrickson USA (manufacturers of heavy-duty suspensions), remanded their patent application for “Axle Mount For Heavy-Duty Vehicle Brake System Components” back to the Patent Office.

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SpicyIP

JULY 18, 2024

Controller of Patents and Designs , came down heavily on the IPO for its shoddy order rejecting the patent application filed by the appellant. The judgment raises serious concerns regarding the quality of functioning of the patent office. The above patent application was filed in 2011.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

2021-2022 was a big year for the Osgoode’s mooting team entry for the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition. We invite you to participate in the tryouts for the 2022-2023 National Patent Application Drafting Competition ! About the National Patent Application Drafting Competition.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

On 21 July 2022, Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the convening of diplomatic conferences on designs and genetic resources, no later than 2024. This is referred to as a proposed new ‘patent disclosure requirement’. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. To be patentable, however, both designs and functional inventions must satisfy two requirements. Telflex, Inc.,

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Even though the analysis could have stopped at Step 2A Prong One, the Board also held that “the claims of the current application include specific features that were specifically designed to achieve an improved technological result” and “provide improvements to that technical field” (under Step 2A Prong Two). In In re Appl.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) published a notice regarding supplemental guidance for PTO personnel examining design patent claims containing computer-generated images. 80277 (Nov. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2022

While this Kat was inquiring about the role of alternative designs in examination of Art. The claimant in the national case, Papierfabriek Doetinchem, is the owner of Community Design No 001344022-0006 for a “packaging device” i.e., a holder for paper rolls (see the image to the right). The case goes as follows. 8(1) Regulation 6/2002.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

The Controller had rejected a patent application by Arcturus Therapeutics for the applicants inability to file its second written submission on time. ” The Patent Office refused the application solely on procedural grounds, citing a delay in filing additional written submissions. In Blackberry Limited v.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 6, 2021

A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has fundamentally altered the law on prior art anticipation for design patent applications. 4, 2021), the Federal Circuit reversed a decision by the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal…. In this decision, captioned In re: SurgiSil, L.L.P.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental guidance on whether a design claim including a computer-generated electronic image is directed to statutory subject matter.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 20, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sitting en banc recently overruled the long-standing test for determining obviousness of design patents in LKQ Corporation, Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. Patent and Trademark Office (the USPTO) issued new guidelines for the examination of design patent applications.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Among the report’s key findings is that global patent filing activity increased for the fourth straight year, thanks in large part to continued growth in China and a strong showing from India, which placed among the top ten nations for patents, trademarks and industrial designs.

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Patent Trademark Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Can you infringe a pending patent application? You cannot infringe a patent application. Only issued patents can be infringed. For creators of genuinely innovative products, it may seem unfair that they cannot stop copycats unless and until their patents are granted. Focus on the patent number.

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IP Close Up

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Publication of a patent filing from Apple suggests the company could be working on a ‘expandable’ phone design with a rollable screen. The patent indicates Continue reading.

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Need the right patents to stop Amazon sellers from copying your innovative products? Contact US patent attorney Vic Lin at vlin@icaplaw.com to see how we can help protect your Amazon sales. Do you need a utility patent or design patent? In some cases, it may make sense to file both types of patent applications.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Board upheld a Section 2(e)(5) refusal to register the design of the Eames chair (shown below) for "furniture, namely chairs," finding the configuration to be de jure functional. The well known Eames chair was designed in the 1940s and was recognized by Time magazine as the Best Design of the 20th Century.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As outlined in our previous post, on June 1, 2021 the Fourth Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law came into effect, allowing partial claiming in design patent applications. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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Patently-O

MARCH 11, 2024

First, the search result items are matched with related advertisements, and the search result items that have matched advertisements are designated in some way. However, at this initial step, the claim does not identify how the matching or designation occurs.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Other Posts Labrats, Patents, and Section 3(i): Madras High Court Grants Patent for Antibody Production in Genetically Modified Non-human Animals Recently, the Madras High Court delivered a noteworthy ruling in Kymab Limited v.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The biggest increase in patent filings was in Asia, where 67.6% of worldwide patent applications were filed. Trademark applications grew at a much faster rate than patent applications, with a 5.5% Industrial design filing activity also rose by 9.2% The United States saw a 1.2%

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 2, 2023

However, owners may not appreciate another type of intellectual property right that can complement their trademark portfolios: design patents. Below is an overview of the potential benefits of filing design patent applications to protect two types of designs: trade dress and graphical.

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