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Federal Circuit IP Appeals: Summaries of Key 2023 Decisions (8th Edition)

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/9/2024

2023 saw a return to business as usual for the Federal Circuit. Oral arguments are once again in-person and open to the public, and the Court has resumed its former practice of holding occasional sittings outside of...more

2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/8/2024

Not surprisingly, 2023 was another notable year for design rights around the globe. However, nowhere more than the U.S. did we see court decisions that will, in the case of one, and could in the case of another, have...more

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

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/1/2023

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

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/21/2023

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

2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/2/2022

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

[Webinar] 2021 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends - March 1st, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/23/2022

In conjunction with the forthcoming release of the firm's inaugural year-in-review report, speakers will offer case summaries and analysis of particularly significant design patent updates and trends. Specifically, the...more

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/9/2022

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

Proposed Legislation Expands Border IP Protections

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/1/2020

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to expand the mandate of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to impound goods suspected to infringe U.S. design patent rights. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons...more

ITC Rejects Sofa Design Patent Infringement On Prosecution History Estoppel Grounds

Jones Day on 8/2/2019

While design patents follow many of the same rules as utility patents, the application of those rules in determining design patent infringement can be less than straightforward. But a recent Initial Determination by ALJ...more

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