In today’s competitive market, the visual appeal and unique ornamental design of a product can be as crucial to its success as its name or functionality. Protecting the distinctive look and feel of ...

Note: 20% discount for JD Supra subscibers reflected in checkout. A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the Federal Circuit's ...

“While patenting a website’s computer implemented methods presents tricky Section 101 issues, the GUI’s of those sites are surprisingly easy to patent via design patents.” A common question I get is ...

In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more ...

Firms reflect on how they’re managing their design patent practices as brands seek to enforce their rights at the Northern District of Illinois and beyond Design patent litigation has spiked in recent ...

“What frustrates design patent stakeholders more broadly is attempting to reconcile widely divergent infringement outcomes between cases of differing closeness, making it more difficult to judge ...