A fascinating ruling dealing with design patents, amendments made during prosecution, and limitations on claim scope was handed down by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019 in Curver Luxembourg, Sarl v. Home Expressions Inc..[1] Curver is an important piece in an otherwise scant design patent case law. Curver Luxembourg …
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Fed Circuit Watch: Fed Circuit Declines to Expand Design Patent Law
On July 23, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit publicly released an intriguing design patent ruling involving design patents covering Ford’s F-150 truck. In Automotive Body Parts Assn. v. Ford Global Techs., LLC,[1] the Fed Circuit declined to expand trademark law’s functionality doctrine to design patent law, and also declined to create …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D841,260 S
U.S. Patent No. D841,260 S1 (‘260) issued on February 19, 2019, for “Cotton Seed Feeder.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Percy English of El Campo, Texas. This patent is a design patent under 35 U.S.C. §171, which protects the ornamental features of an article of manufacture. The features cover the entire design of the feeder …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D835,596 S: MWC Edition
Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona, Spain, on February 25-28, 2019. To commemorate the mobile industry’s largest trade show, this blog will showcase various recently issued U.S. patents related to mobile technology. U.S. Patent No. D835,596 S (‘596) issued on December 11, 2018, for “Mobile Phone.” It was issued to inventors Minsu Cho and Beyoung …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D834,588 S: MWC Edition
Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona, Spain, on February 25-28, 2019. To commemorate the mobile industry’s largest trade show, this blog will showcase various recently issued U.S. patents related to mobile technology. U.S. Patent No. D834,588 S (‘588) issued on November 27, 2018, for “Display Screen with Graphical User Interface for a Prompt Animation.” It …
CannabIP: U.S. Patent No. D825,137 S1
U.S. Patent No. D825,137 S (‘137) issued on August 14, 2018, for “Garment with Cannabis Leaves.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Brian K. Reaux of Red Oak, Texas. This patent is a design patent under 35 U.S.C. §171, which protects the ornamental features of an article of manufacture. The features cover the design on the …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D826,814 S
U.S. Patent No. D826,814 S1 (‘814) issued on August 28, 2018, for “Instrument Panel.” It was issued to inventors Franz Von Holzhausen of Malibu, California, Ivan Lumpkin of Redondo Beach, California, Pascal Grappey of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Peter Blades-Nixon of Long Beach, California. The applicant/assignee is Tesla, Inc., a electric car and renewable …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D814,244 S1: New Year’s Edition
U.S. Patent No. D814,244 S1 (‘244) issued on April 3, 2018, for “Champagne Bucket.” It was issued to inventor Matthew Hartley of Eversham, Great Britain. The applicant/assignee is Robert Welch Designs Ltd. of Chipping, Campden, Great Britain, a household retailing company. This patent is a design patent under 35 U.S.C. §171, which protects the ornamental …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D814,343 S1: Christmas Edition
U.S. Patent No. D814,343 S (‘343) issued on April 3, 2018, for “Dachshund Christmas Stocking.” It was issued to inventors/applicants Maria Lynne Ampolo of West Springfield, Massachusetts and Robert Kenneth King, II, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The assignee is Hearth Hounds, LLC. This patent is a design patent under 35 U.S.C. §171, which protects the …
TechPat: U.S. Patent No. D822,384 S1: Christmas Edition
U.S. Patent No. D822,384 S1 (‘384) issued on July 10, 2018, for “Christmas Tree Storage Bag.” It was issued to inventor/applicant Jamie Limber of Phoenix, Arizona. This patent is a design patent under 35 U.S.C. §171, which protects the ornamental features of an article of manufacture. The features cover the full design of the storage …