For technology companies navigating the increasingly hostile terrain of software utility patent protection and Section 101 rejections, design ...

Summer Associate Michael Nathanson also contributed to this article. Since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) in 2012, design patents obtained a higher rate of favorable ...

Demand for design patent protections has been increasing in the last decade, and there is no indication that this trend will slow down. James Rieke, partner at Merchant & Gould, spoke to Minnesota ...

The USPTO’s proposal to create a separate design patent bar could open up opportunities for lawyers but risks confusing those who don't understand IP nuances The USPTO should ensure that members of ...

“Design patents have a unique value within online markets where pictures of products—i.e., ornamental appearances—are ubiquitous and many different groups may be engaged in infringing activities in ...

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Firms will steer clients towards other ways of getting quicker examinations, but fear the ramifications of the USPTO’s decision Frustrations are boiling over after the USPTO ended a programme that had ...

The number of granted design patents has tripled over the past 10 years. To find out why — and how design patents are being used to secure value for innovative products — Bruce Berman interviews IP ...

Sun Home's design patents protect the distinctive visual and structural character that makes its products immediately recognizable. Protected elements include the aerospace-grade aluminum exterior ...

“There’s no thornier issue than obviousness in patentability," said IP attorney Kevin Crosby. The USPTO issued new guidelines for determining obviousness in utility patent applications in light of the ...

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