In recent years, the landscape of patent litigation has evolved significantly. Based on data obtained from Lex Machina ®, the U.S. district courts have seen a general decline in overall patent case ...

In today’s competitive market, the visual appeal and unique ornamental design of a product can be as crucial to its success as its name or functionality. Protecting the distinctive look and feel of ...

“The ‘more flexible approach’ adopted this week will unquestionably give [design patent] challengers more latitude to argue that prior art warrants a finding of obviousness.” Applications for design ...

“While patenting a website’s computer implemented methods presents tricky Section 101 issues, the GUI’s of those sites are surprisingly easy to patent via design patents.” A common question I get is ...

Counsel say a Federal Circuit ruling on the obviousness test for design patents may increase the time IP owners spend defending their rights A ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ...

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Searches for comparison prior art will be a little easier, but practitioners will have to put more thought into claim construction and design patent titles A design patent ruling by the Court of ...

What was your most recent big idea? Have you ever invented anything? How about patented anything? According to the World Economic Forum, just 10.9% of all patents in the US are granted to women, ...

One of the earliest innovations in personal computing was the application of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as an intermediary between users and computer programs. This innovation made computers ...

Nokian Tyres has been granted a patent for an ornamental design for a tire.GlobalData’s report on Nokian Tyres gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report ...