Tracy-Gene G. Durkin at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Design Patent Case Digest: Robinson v. JoeyBra LLC

Decision Date: May 8, 2013 - Court: W.D. Virginia - Patents: D448,541 - Holding: Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of order denying preliminary injunction DENIED - Opinion: Plaintiff Charles Robinson...more

6/17/2013

Update on Post-Grant Design Patent Challenges

Since our last article on the topic of design patent reexaminations (see “All or Nothing Design Patent Reexaminations: On the Rise,” June 8, 2010), design patents are more popular than ever. Interest in design patents...more

6/13/2013 - Design Patent Infringement Inter Partes Review Proceedings Patent Trial and Appeal Board Patents Post-Grant Review Substantially Similar USPTO

The Trademark Registration Process in The United States

In the United States, trademark rights are “common law” in nature, meaning that some trademark rights are acquired simply by selling goods and services designated by a particular mark in the U.S. However, there are...more

3/1/2013 - Registration Trademarks USPTO

Design Patent Case Digest: Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc.

Decision Date: September 30, 2011 - Court: D. Maryland - Patents: D523,263 - Holding: Defendants liable for design patent infringement - Opinion: Plaintiff, Victor Stanley, Inc. sued Creative Pipe, Inc....more

1/23/2013 - Attorney's Fees Damages Design Patent Infringement Ordinary Observer Test Patents

Design Patent Case Digest: Telebrands Corp v. Del Laboratories, Inc.

Telebrands Corp v. Del Laboratories, Inc. - Decision Date: September 8, 2011 - Court: S.D. New York - Patents: D596,802 - Holding: Coty’s motion for summary judgment of invalidity denied - Opinion:...more

12/19/2012 - Design Patent Functionality Infringement Patents Summary Judgment Utility Patents

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