Directors Tracy-Gene G. Durkin, Deirdre M. Wells, Daniel A. Gajewski, and Ivy Clarice Estoesta will present the webinar "2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis and Trends" on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EST....more
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
2/22/2023
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Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Registration ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents
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
2/21/2023
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Appeals ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Australia ,
Chile ,
China ,
Claim Construction ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
EU ,
Exclusion Orders ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
India ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Likelihood of Success ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Noninfringement ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Registration ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Prior Art ,
Remedies ,
Reversal ,
Section 337 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Hague System ,
Trade Dress ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
USPTO
Following the successful release of the firm's inaugural year-in-review report last year, we will again be hosting a webinar featuring the highlights of our 2023 report. Webinar speakers will provide an overview and analysis...more
From consumer products to graphical user interfaces to pharmaceuticals and medical devices, design patents have become essential tools in the IP toolkit for companies of all sizes. Not only are they relatively inexpensive and...more
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
3/3/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Design Patent ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Utility Patents
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
3/2/2022
/ Anticipation ,
Appeals ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Australia ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
China ,
Design Patent ,
EU ,
Exclusion Orders ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Foreign Patent Applications ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Korea ,
Nexus ,
Nonobvious ,
Ornamental Design ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Filings ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Registration ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Section 102 ,
Section 103 ,
Section 337 ,
Substantial Evidence ,
Summary Judgment ,
The Hague System ,
USPTO ,
Utility Patents ,
Vacated
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
2/23/2022
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
USPTO ,
Webinars
Proving that damages for design patent infringement can still be significant, Columbia Sportswear Co. was awarded more than $3 million last month by a California jury in a design patent infringement lawsuit against Seirus...more
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
Sports bras and tires don’t seem to have much in common, but both embody visual designs fashioned to appeal to consumers and both have a particular form of intellectual property— design patents—tailored to protect their...more
Just when it seemed that we might have finally reached the end of the epic battle between Apple and Samsung in what was once called the “patent trial of the century,” the District Court for the Northern District of California...more
8/4/2017
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Article of Manufacture ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
Disgorgement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Remand
In 2011, Apple sued Samsung in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.) alleging that several Samsung smartphones infringed utility and design patents owned...more
5/23/2017
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Article of Manufacture ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Cell Phones ,
Component Parts Doctrine ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Damages ,
Design Patent ,
Disgorgement ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Profits ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Smartphones
Intellectual property plays an important role in maintaining a competitive edge in rapidly evolving consumer product and consumer packaged goods markets. Consumers expect ongoing product improvements, and savvy companies...more
On October 11, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Apple v. Samsung, the first case before the court in more than 125 years involving a claim for design patent infringement...more
Decision Date: August 7, 2015 -
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -
Patent: D661,801; D661,802; D661,803; D661,804 -
Holding: Summary judgment of invalidity REVERSED; claim construction...more
Decision Date: May 18, 2015 -
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -
Patents: D593,087; D604,305; D618,677 -
Holding: Judgment of trade dress dilution REVERSED; judgment of patent validity and...more
6/9/2015
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Apple ,
Apple v Samsung ,
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Design Patent ,
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iPhone ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Samsung ,
Trade Dress ,
Utility Patents
Decision Date: March 3, 2015 -
Court: Northern District of California -
Patents: D653,215 -
Holding: Defendant’s motion for summary judgment GRANTED -
Opinion:
On June 26, 2014, Kreative Power, LLC...more
On May 13, 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin accepting U.S. design patent applications under the Hague Agreement. This agreement allows U.S. applicants to file up to 100 designs in over 64 member...more
Decision Dates: September 25, 2013 and July 10, 2014 -
Court: W.D. Washington and Federal Circuit -
Patent: D401,328 -
Holding: Defendant’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings GRANTED; Complaint...more
Decision Date: May 8, 2013 and June 3, 2014 Court: W.D. Virginia -
Patent: D448,541 -
Holding: Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of order denying preliminary injunction -
DENIED. Defendant’s motion for...more
Decision Date: August 28, 2014 -
Court: N.D. Illinois -
Patent: D442,661 -
Holding: Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings of non-infringement -
GRANTED
Opinion:
Plaintiff...more
Decision Dates: September 11, 2013 and March 26, 2014 -
Courts: Federal Circuit and the Southern District of New York Patent: D598,183 -
Holding: Grant of summary judgment of invalidity REVERSED and REMANDED; on...more
Decision Date: September 15, 2014 -
Court: District of New Jersey -
Patents: D485,990 -
Holding: Defendant’s motion for summary judgment: GRANTED -
Opinion:
Allyson Wallace, initially acting pro se,...more
Decision Date: October 20, 2014 -
Court: Northern District of Illinois -
Patents: D564,834 and D609,045 -
Holding: Defendants’ proposed claim construction is REJECTED -
Opinion:
Plaintiff...more