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THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT DENIES RANGE OF MOTION’S PETITION FOR EN BANC REHEARING, WITH A DISSENT FROM CHIEF JUDGE MOORE SUPPORTED BY THREE OTHER JUDGES
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RANGE OF MOTION v. ARMAID UPDATE
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A RAY OF HOPE: CHIEF JUDGE MOORE’S DISSENT IN RANGE OF MOTION v. ARMAID CAN RIGHT THE SHIP IN DESIGN PATENT LAW
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SIGNIFICANT PENDING DESIGN PATENT APPEAL: RANGE OF MOTION v. ARMAID
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AMICUS BRIEFS FILED IN FEDERAL CIRCUIT IN SUPPORT OF NORTH STAR’S PETITION FOR REHEARING
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A FEW VERSES TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF NORTH STAR'S PETITION FOR REHEARING
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NORTH STAR FILES PETITION FOR REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC IN SIGNIFICANT DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE
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AMICUS PARTICIPATION SOUGHT IN NORTH STAR V. LATHAM. ISSUES: THE UNDEFINED “SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT/PLAINLY DISSIMILAR” TEST FOR DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT, AND A SIGNIFICANT SUMMARY JUDGMENT QUESTION
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DESIGN PATENT CONUNDRUM – The Test for Design Patent Anticipation vs. The Test for Priority
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NORTH STAR v. LATHAM DESIGN PATENT APPEAL ARGUED AT FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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ANNOUNCING A UNIQUE CLE PROGRAM ON JANUARY 14, 2025
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TO CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART, OR NOT CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART: THAT IS THE QUESTION
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DOES “SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT” MAKE SENSE AS A TEST FOR DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT?
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ATTENTION CORPORATE AMERICA! IT’S TIME TO ADOPT A U.S. DESIGN REGISTRATION SYSTEM
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LKQ v. GM REDUX – WITH APOLOGIES TO THE USPTO
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WHERE IS DESIGN PATENT OBVIOUSNESS HEADING? VEGAS, BABY!
WHERE IS DESIGN PATENT OBVIOUSNESS HEADING? VEGAS, BABY!
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JUDGE REYNA: MORE DESIGNERS RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS IN LKQ v. GM
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WHERE ARE THE DESIGNERS? JUDGE REYNA WANTS TO KNOW.
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PATENT CONTINUATION STRATEGIES FACE MAJOR THREAT
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BREAKING (BROKEN?) NEWS! IN COLUMBIA V. SERIUS, THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT GIVETH WITH ONE HAND, TAKETH WITH THE OTHER
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CRITICAL DESIGN PATENT CASE: LKQ SUBMITS OPENING BRIEF IN LKQ v. GM, WHILE VARIOUS AMICI FILE BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF LKQ, AND OTHERS WHICH SUPPORT NEITHER PARTY
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AN OBVIOUS WAY TO RESOLVE THE DESIGN PATENT NON-OBVIOUSNESS PROBLEM
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THE USPTO FAILS TO CONSIDER COMPARISON PRIOR ART IN ANTICIPATION REJECTIONS
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FEDERAL CIRCUIT PUTS OVER 400,000 DESIGN PATENTS AT RISK OF BEING INVALIDATED BASED ON OBVIOUSNESS
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DISTRICT COURT FAILS TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART IN ITS NON-INFRINGEMENT HOLDING, INSTEAD CONCLUDING THAT THE DESIGNS AT ISSUE WERE “SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT”
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FREE PASS TO ATTEND WEBINAR ON MAY 23, 2023
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PERRY’S UPCOMING WEBINAR: “HOT TOPICS IN DESIGN PATENT LAW” + FREE PASS
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HON. JUDGE PAULINE NEWMAN, DESPITE CURRENT EFFORTS TO REMOVE HER FROM THE BENCH BASED ON HER AGE, HAS A STELLAR DESIGN PATENT RECORD
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PERRY WILL BE SPEAKING ON “VERY HOT TOPICS IN DESIGN PATENTS” AT A CONFERENCE TO BE HELD MARCH 23-24, 2023 NEAR WASHINGTON DC
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BREAKING NEWS! ROSEN SURVIVES! FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECLINES TO APPLY SUPREME COURT’S KSR OBVIOUSNESS STANDARD TO DESIGN PATENTS
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