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 ...

The well covered Apple v. Samsung litigation highlighted the power of design patents and the potentially large profit disgorgement damages available for them. Like utility patents, design patents can ...

“The notion of patent-eligible subject matter applies only to utility patents. As a result, the enforcement of design patents avoids this potential area of dispute and attendant risk of invalidation, ...

July 31, 2023 - Design patents and utility patents have co-existed in harmony — each staying in its own lane, covering its own subject matter — for over 180 years. The U.S. Patent Act was enacted in ...

“Unfortunately, not nearly enough individuals and companies are seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for example, there were 46,847 design patent applications filed, which represents 7.01% of ...

The legal system in the United States provides several venues for securing the protection of a design. The appearance of a product can potentially be protected by the following types of IP right: ...

A government consultation paper on introducing a system of utility model patents in India has been welcomed by patent practitioners, who believe it will help to stimulate domestic innovation On May 13 ...

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BATON ROUGE—Despite the global pandemic, innovation at LSU continues to thrive. LSU is ranked among the top 100 universities granted U.S. patents in the world. Faculty inventors at LSU campuses across ...

Filing a utility model application for an invention can be a quick way to obtain patent rights in Taiwan. A utility model application will mature into a registration with a duration of 10 years from ...