If Looks Could Kill … Your Wireless Siting Application
Broad Claim Language and Unpredictability in the Art Lead to Non-Enablement - In Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2017-2498, -2499, -2545, -2546, broad patent claims were invalid as...more
The April 2018 issue of Sterne Kessler's The Goods on IP® discusses prosecuting consumer product claims that include “process” limitations, the doctrine of aesthetic functionality in design patents, and issues with licensee...more
The aesthetic-functionality doctrine is a concept in trademark law that can preclude trademark protection for elements of trade dress deemed to be aesthetically pleasing; the doctrine can come into play when a trade dress...more
McAirlaids, Inc. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. - Addressing whether a pattern of dots embossed on an absorbent pad was functional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court’s summary judgment in...more