Yanling Zhou of DEQI Intellectual Property Law Corporation explains how China’s updated rules and examination guidance for partial design patents affect filings, protection, and the assessment of ...

Two forms of intellectual property protection — design patents and trade dress— can offer distinct forms of protection for consumer products at different points in the product’s lifecycle. Timing can ...

Designing functional features on a device will not make you an inventor for design patents on the device! The District of Delaware (“the court”) recently held that Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) design ...

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“Before filing, every inventor should pause and ask these seven questions. Doing so doesn’t just improve your odds of getting a patent granted, but it also strengthens your ability to enforce, license ...

US design patent lawyers have experienced a significant surge in applications filed for patents related to graphical user interfaces (GUI) in recent years, as attorneys tell WIPR.

“The ‘more flexible approach’ adopted this week will unquestionably give [design patent] challengers more latitude to argue that prior art warrants a finding of obviousness.” Applications for design ...

Partial design became eligible for patent protection in China from June 1 2021 through the fourth revision of the Patent Law. The new Implementing Regulations and Guidelines provide further guidance ...

The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office). The Eurasian design ...

Spread the love“`html Navigating the world of patents can be daunting, especially if you’re an inventor, entrepreneur, or researcher looking to protect your intellectual property. A thorough patent ...

So you have a good relationship with your supplier? Most likely, so do your main competitors. It’s not uncommon for manufacturers to collaborate with suppliers in the configuring and designing of new ...