Design Day 2010
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Colin B. Harris Authors(s): Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D. Design Day 2010 was held on April 6 at the USPTO. A number of our attorneys walked across...
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BPAI Emphasizes Obviousness Test in Reversing Inter Partes Design Patent...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Colin B. Harris Authors(s): Scott A. McKeown PDF: BPAI_Emphasizes_Obviousness_Test.pdf In inter partes reexamination 95/000,034,Vanguard...
View ArticleOn the importance for U.S. Design Patent Applicants to Comply with their Duty...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D. Plaintiff Yokohama Rubber Company LTD (“Yokohama”) sued Defendant Stamford Tyres (“Stamford”) in the U.S. District Court...
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USPTO Affirms Ford’s Patented Vehicle Grill Design as Obvious Over Published...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs PDF: BPAI_Affirms_Fords_Grill_Design.pdf It is true what they say, secrets can come back to haunt you. At least they did for Ford in a recent appeal before the...
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Factoring Out of Functional Elements Proper in Design Patent Infringement...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Andrew M. Ollis Authors(s): Colin B. Harris PDF: Richardson_Decision_mar_2010.pdf The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued their...
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Federal Circuit Urges Caution in Construing Design Patents
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Andrew M. Ollis PDF: Crocs_Decision_08-1596.pdf In a decision issued February 24, 2010 (Case No. 2008-1596), a panel of the Federal Circuit reversed...
View ArticleExpedited Examination of a Design Patent Application
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D. The average time to obtain a US Design Patent under regular examination is about 15 months from filing to issue. This...
View ArticleU.S. Continues to Delay Ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Colin B. Harris Brief History of the Hague Agreement The Hague Agreement is part of the legal framework of the Hague System -- a system that provides...
View ArticleDesign Patents & Reexamination - A Discussion With Design Patent Expert...
Practice Area(s): Industrial Designs Authors(s): Philippe J.C. Signore, Ph.D. Philippe Signore was recently interviewed on Oblon, Spivak's Patents Post Grant Law Blog. The text of that interview is...
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FDA To Host Public Hearing Regarding Approved Pathway for Biologics
PDF: Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.pdf PDF: FR Notice.pdf PDF: FDA White Oak Campus Map.pdfThe FDA will host a 2 day public hearing on November 2-3, 2010 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm...
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