Utility patents are for functional inventions. Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design ...
On December 21, 2020, the USPTO published a request for information seeking public input on “whether its interpretation of the article of manufacture requirement in the United States Code should be ...
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 ...
Christopher Carani draws on Apple’s smartphone litigation with Samsung to try and distinguish what kind of designs are likely to be found to infringe While some will debate whether Apple v Samsung ...
“Two recent Federal Circuit decisions highlight the importance of the words in the title and claims of a design patent when seeking and enforcing a patent.” Is the scope of a design patent determined ...
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