Design patents and utility patents are two different things. Design patents protect ornamental designs, such as the shape of a perfume bottle or the design on flatware. Utility patents protect four categories of functional inventions: machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and processes (methods).Continue Reading Obviousness Test for Design Patents Unchanged
The start of a new year is a good opportunity for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets.
Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: 2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets
In Pictometry International Corp. v. Roofr, Inc., the court found the plaintiff’s aerial roof measurement patents encompassed unpatentable subject matter and therefore granted defendant’s motion to dismiss.
Continue Reading District Court Finds Asserted Claims of Aerial Roof Measurement Patent Invalid Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
Trademarks perform a number of important functions. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the spectrum of trademark strength in this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog.Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: The Strength of a Trademark
An 11th Circuit Opinion in the ‘Floribama Shore’ trademark case provides guidance on establishing artistic relevance under the Rogers Test.
Continue Reading The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Viacom Wins Trademark Dispute Over MTV’s ‘Floribama Shore’
