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Getting Off on the Wrong Foot: How Marketing Strategies Can Backfire

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The European Court of Justice affirmed an earlier decision of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in a case where Puma was attempting to gain a European Union (EU) Community Design on its “Puma Creeper Shoe.” On...more

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2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Global Design Law and Policy: Gains and Setbacks in Protecting Digital and...

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The outlines of global design protection change regularly, with every year bringing significant updates in at least some major jurisdictions. In general the changes bend toward greater alignment and the emergence of...more

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Diversity in Intellectual Property 2023

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“Women should always have a seat at the table. They bring a unique vision and voice in every situation. I have had great pleasure in meeting and working with many amazing women from all over the world who have overcome...more

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2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: International Design Law: Global Law and Policy

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Design protection continues to be a priority for governments around the world. Global design protection is gradually becoming more modern and harmonized. Building on earlier developments, China made progress to implement...more

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2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

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Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Is a Design Law Treaty coming?

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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced plans to negotiate a Design Law Treaty (DLT). The goal of the treaty would be to harmonize different national legal systems for protecting industrial...more

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2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends: International Design Law Continues to Evolve

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Like 2020 before it, 2021 has been a year of change for global design protection. Countries like Korea continue to update their rules to deal with the realities of modern, virtual design. China enacted a big modernization to...more

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2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends

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This year, we will mark the 10-year anniversary of the first jury verdict in the landmark IP litigation between Apple and Samsung, which resulted in the jury awarding more than $1B to Apple. More than $500M of that award was...more

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European Design Protection for the Automotive Industry

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It is a common misconception, particularly among multinational businesses, that the European design protection system is nearly identical to the design patent system in the United States. In fact, this is not the case: The EU...more

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Design Patent Protection For Replacement Parts

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The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended...more

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Gap of Information is Reason for Revoking a European Patent

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The Situation: In European patent law, opposition against a patent grant can be based only on particular grounds, with one of the grounds being insufficiency of disclosure, meaning that the invention is not disclosed clearly...more

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The Goods on IP - October 2017

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The October 2017 issue of Sterne Kessler's The Goods on IP® discusses using your utility patent portfolio to expand design protection, tips for aligning your consumer product European patent portfolio with U.S. best...more

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4 Key Takeaways: The Hague Agreement & Design Filings – Things You Need to Know & Do

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Kilpatrick Townsend partner Babak Kusha, along with a panel of other thought leaders, recently presented a Knowledge Group webinar on the topic of “The Hague Agreement and Design Filings.” The Hague Agreement is an...more

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Can Skechers Get a Second Bite at the IPR Apple?

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On January 5, 2017, Skechers U.S.A., Inc. filed a petition with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to institute an Inter Partes Review (IPR2017-00607) (“current IPR petition”) of two design patents owned by Nike, Inc.:...more

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The Effect of The Brexit (UK Departure from EU) on IP Rights

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In a June 23, 2016 referendum, the combined electorates of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar voted in favor of the United Kingdom, and consequently Gibraltar, leaving the European Union (EU). According to Article 50 of...more

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If The UK Votes To Brexit (Depart From The EU), How Will Your IP Rights Be Affected?

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On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar will vote in a referendum to remain in or leave the European Union (EU). If the UK votes to leave, according to Article 50 of the European Union Treaty, the...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2016

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Supreme Court to Weigh In on Damages for Design Patent Infringement - Recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding damages available in design patent cases highlight the court’s...more

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The Hague Agreement for the Registration of Industrial Designs: A PCT for Design Patents?

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published the Final Rules for implementation of the Hague Agreement for the Registration of Industrial Designs (i.e., design patents). Starting May 13, 2015, U.S.-based applicants...more

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The European Design Regime

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1. Introduction - In 1993, the Commission of the European Union issued proposals for a directive for harmonization of design laws within the member countries of the EU and for the creation of an EU-wide design regime...more

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New Proposed USPTO Rules for International Design Protection

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U.S. design patents and their international counterparts (generally termed “industrial designs”) protect the ornamental appearance of an article of manufacture. Design protection has been the subject of increased attention...more

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Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 Modifies U.S. Design Patent Law

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While much attention has been given to the recent, significant changes in U.S. patent law arising from the America Invents Act (“AIA”), lesser attention has been given to patent law changes brought about by further...more

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