Design Patent Prior Art Must Be From Same or Analogous Field as Claimed Article of Manufacture | JD Supra

Finding that the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (Board) applied an erroneous interpretation of claim scope, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal...

An Absolute Novelty Design Patent Trap for the Unwary

Global design patent strategies are increasingly being relied upon by retail and consumer products companies as a cost-effective way to protect key product lines.  However, it is important to und

Three Type of U.S. Patents and When to Use Them

Have you heard of a “design” patent?  Maybe someone you know mentioned this as a less expensive alternative to a “regular” U.S. patent. The U.S. patent laws actually defin

Design Patent Claims Limited to Recited Article of Manufacture

In In re: SurgiSil, L.L.P., No. 2020-1940 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2021), the Federal Circuit reversed the Board’s decision affirming an examiner’s rejection of Surgisil’s design

Three reasons why the SurgiSil design patent case is important

Counsel say the Federal Circuit’s decision could encourage design patent applicants to strive for broader claim language, among other things

Federal Circuit Further Eases Path for Obtaining Design Patents

by Dennis crouch In re Surgisil, LLP, --- 4th --- (Fed. Cir. 2021). This is an important design patent decision …

Levelling the playing field in ITC patent cases by identifying redesigns to a set deadline | IAM

Recent respondent tactics and how ALJ’s have reacted to them have disadvantaged complainants – but this is a problem that can be overcome

Obviousness of a Design Patent

by Dennis Crouch Campbell Soup v. Gamon Plus (Fed. Cir. 2021) [OPINION] Obviousness of a design patent is governed by …