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MBHB Snippets: A review of developments in Intellectual Property Law - Volume 17, Issue 2

USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways - On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more

Idiosyncrasies of Prosecuting U.S. Design Patents

Under U.S. law, design patents cover the ornamental design of an object having practical utility. Accordingly, in a design patent application, the subject matter claimed is the design embodied in or applied to an article of...more

MBHB Snippets: A review of developments in Intellectual Property Law - Volume 16, Issue 3

Avoiding Common IP Pitfalls: What Every Startup Needs to Know - Startup companies often face significant risk and liability with respect to Intellectual Property (IP) on their path to success. The failure to adequately...more

Guidelines for Drafting and Prosecuting U.S. Design Patents

In the wake of the ongoing Apple v. Samsung saga, design patents are becoming increasingly popular as an additional or alternative mechanism to protect inventions. This article focuses on drafting and prosecuting U.S. design...more

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Summer 2014 - Vol. 12, Issue 3

In This Issue: - The Analysis for Design Patent Infringement Post-Egyptian Goddess - Supreme Court Issues Decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank - Capitol Records, LLC v. Pandora Media, Inc.: Future of...more

The Analysis for Design Patent Infringement Post-Egyptian Goddess

In the seminal decision of Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc., the Federal Circuit struck down one of the two tests commonly used for determining design patent infringement, the “point of novelty” test. Despite rejecting...more

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