Designing functional features on a device will not make you an inventor for design patents on the device! The District of Delaware (“the court”) recently held that Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) design ...

In recent years, the landscape of patent litigation has evolved significantly. Based on data obtained from Lex Machina ®, the U.S. district courts have seen a general decline in overall patent case ...

GM has filed a patent application for an adaptive shock absorber with a mechanical design, potentially reducing complexity ...

“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 ...

The U.S. accession to the Hague Agreement creates a new standardized application that should simplify international filing for industrial design patents for many inventors. The Hague Agreement is ...

“Before filing, every inventor should pause and ask these seven questions. Doing so doesn’t just improve your odds of getting a patent granted, but it also strengthens your ability to enforce, license ...

On December 18, President Obama signed a bill (U.S. Bill S.3486, referred to as the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012) that will allow U.S. citizens and residents to participate in an ...

Siemens Gamesa applied for two Chinese patents: one for preventing a blade from striking a wind turbine tower and the other ...

Partial design became eligible for patent protection in China from June 1 2021 through the fourth revision of the Patent Law. The new Implementing Regulations and Guidelines provide further guidance ...

The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office). The Eurasian design ...