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AI Search Tool Coming to Design Patent Examination

Quarles & Brady LLP on 7/18/2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the rollout of DesignVision, an advanced AI‑powered image search tool now integrated into the examination system for U.S. design patent applications. According to the...more

IP Rights in Virtual Fashion: Lessons Learned in 2022 and Unanswered Questions

Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/11/2023

There was a lot of talk and much hype about the “metaverse” in 2022. While some were skeptical and stayed on the sidelines to watch, many companies began offering virtual counterparts to their real-world products for use by...more

Design Patent Protection For Replacement Parts

Ladas & Parry LLP on 9/23/2019

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

Cannabis Industry FAQ

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/18/2017

Can marijuana businesses receive federal copyright protection? Yes. The requirements for registration with the U.S. Copyright Office are that the work is original, creative and fixed in some form of expression. These...more

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

Ladas & Parry LLP on 6/22/2016

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

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2016

Fenwick & West LLP on 5/19/2016

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

From Runway to Replica: Intellectual Property Strategies for Protecting Fashion Designs

Designers like Alexander Wang, Rebecca Minkoff, and Michael Kors are all gearing up to premier their 2016 fall/winter collections this month during New York Fashion Week. Fashion Week draws more than 230,000 attendees each...more

Comparison of Design Patent and Trade Dress Protection in Light of the Federal Circuit’s Decision in Apple v. Samsung

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 9/11/2015

In a decision authored by Chief Judge Sharon Prost, the Federal Circuit held that while design patents covering product configurations – that is, “a product feature or a combination or arrangement of features” – can protect...more

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