Upending decades of continuity in the world of design patents, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”), sitting en banc in LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, overturned the...more
The beauty industry is ever changing, and makeup trends and viral product releases can drastically increase a company’s profits. However, without proper legal protection, competitors can quickly replicate a product, eating...more
4/18/2024
/ Cosmetics ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Retail Market ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks
Last week, in a precedential decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) clarified the law on comparison prior art in design patent cases. In the decision, captioned Columbia Sportswear...more
9/26/2023
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Logos ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage. In the intellectual property sphere, one of the hottest topics...more
8/4/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Industrial Design ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Trademarks
As highlighted by a recent decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, a party’s failure to properly mark its products with its issued U.S. patent number(s) will very likely result in a...more