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 ,
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While copyright law is at the center of a few recent disputes over intellectual property protection for typefaces and fonts, design patents are an often-overlooked mechanism for protecting these designs. Those who develop or...more