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Trademarks › Apple v Samsung

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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

It’s 2018: The Impact Of IP Decisions From 2017

Ladas & Parry LLP on 4/12/2018

2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme...more

Supreme Court 2016-17 Recap

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/20/2017

The politics surrounding the appointment of a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court dominated the news cycle during the 2016-17 term, but the Court’s decisions themselves have been far from controversial. As the term draws to...more

McNees 2016 In Review – Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/30/2017

The year 2016 saw interesting and diverse developments in trademark, copyright, trade secret, and patent law. Not only has intellectual property news been in the headlines, but these areas have made it to the Supreme Court....more

This Year’s Top Ten IP Cases

Knobbe Martens on 1/20/2017

#10 Design Patent Damages § 289 - Samsung Elecs. Co., v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. _ (Dec. 6, 2016) - In the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant article of manufacture for arriving at a damages award under...more

Intellectual Property Law - December 2016

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/17/2016

Design Patents—Supreme Court Decides Samsung v. Apple - Why it matters: On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Samsung v. Apple, holding that, for purposes of a "total profits" damages award for infringement of a...more

Design Patents and Trade Dress

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/7/2016

I often get asked by clients to discuss the differences between design patents and trade dress. Both are intellectual property protections that protect similar aspects of a product—the appearance and aesthetic features. Last...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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