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 ...
“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...
In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more ...
An en banc panel of the Federal Circuit will soon decide whether to amend its long-standing framework for assessing design patent obviousness, known as the 'Rosen-Durling' test. The forthcoming ...
The MEDevice show bridges the best in traditional medical device manufacturing and adjacent advanced manufacturing markets, bringing engineers as well as business and technology leaders together in a ...
A decision in favor of GM regarding design patents and aftermarket parts was just overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., which handles patent and ...