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Jun 28, 2025
A FEW VERSES TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF NORTH STAR'S PETITION FOR REHEARING
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
NORTH STAR FILES PETITION FOR REHEARING AND REHEARING EN BANC IN SIGNIFICANT DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE
Jun 27, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
May 11, 2025
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
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
DESIGN PATENT CONUNDRUM – The Test for Design Patent Anticipation vs. The Test for Priority
Apr 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
Apr 20, 2025
NORTH STAR v. LATHAM DESIGN PATENT APPEAL ARGUED AT FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
ANNOUNCING A UNIQUE CLE PROGRAM ON JANUARY 14, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
Dec 12, 2024
TO CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART, OR NOT CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART: THAT IS THE QUESTION
Dec 12, 2024
Dec 12, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
DOES “SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT” MAKE SENSE AS A TEST FOR DESIGN PATENT INFRINGEMENT?
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
Jun 6, 2024
ATTENTION CORPORATE AMERICA! IT’S TIME TO ADOPT A U.S. DESIGN REGISTRATION SYSTEM
Jun 6, 2024
Jun 6, 2024
May 24, 2024
LKQ v. GM REDUX – WITH APOLOGIES TO THE USPTO
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
May 23, 2024
WHERE IS DESIGN PATENT OBVIOUSNESS HEADING? VEGAS, BABY!
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
Mar 1, 2024
JUDGE REYNA: MORE DESIGNERS RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS IN LKQ v. GM
Mar 1, 2024
Mar 1, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
WHERE ARE THE DESIGNERS? JUDGE REYNA WANTS TO KNOW.
Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
Oct 21, 2023
PATENT CONTINUATION STRATEGIES FACE MAJOR THREAT
Oct 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
BREAKING (BROKEN?) NEWS! IN COLUMBIA V. SERIUS, THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT GIVETH WITH ONE HAND, TAKETH WITH THE OTHER
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 15, 2023
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
Sep 15, 2023
Sep 15, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
AN OBVIOUS WAY TO RESOLVE THE DESIGN PATENT NON-OBVIOUSNESS PROBLEM
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
Jul 23, 2023
THE USPTO FAILS TO CONSIDER COMPARISON PRIOR ART IN ANTICIPATION REJECTIONS
Jul 23, 2023
Jul 23, 2023
Jul 2, 2023
FEDERAL CIRCUIT PUTS OVER 400,000 DESIGN PATENTS AT RISK OF BEING INVALIDATED BASED ON OBVIOUSNESS
Jul 2, 2023
Jul 2, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
DISTRICT COURT FAILS TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE PRIOR ART IN ITS NON-INFRINGEMENT HOLDING, INSTEAD CONCLUDING THAT THE DESIGNS AT ISSUE WERE “SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT”
Jun 16, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
May 1, 2023
FREE PASS TO ATTEND WEBINAR ON MAY 23, 2023
May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
PERRY’S UPCOMING WEBINAR: “HOT TOPICS IN DESIGN PATENT LAW” + FREE PASS
Apr 30, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
HON. JUDGE PAULINE NEWMAN, DESPITE CURRENT EFFORTS TO REMOVE HER FROM THE BENCH BASED ON HER AGE, HAS A STELLAR DESIGN PATENT RECORD
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
Feb 18, 2023
PERRY WILL BE SPEAKING ON “VERY HOT TOPICS IN DESIGN PATENTS” AT A CONFERENCE TO BE HELD MARCH 23-24, 2023 NEAR WASHINGTON DC
Feb 18, 2023
Feb 18, 2023
Jan 23, 2023
BREAKING NEWS! ROSEN SURVIVES! FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECLINES TO APPLY SUPREME COURT’S KSR OBVIOUSNESS STANDARD TO DESIGN PATENTS
Jan 23, 2023
Jan 23, 2023
Dec 18, 2022
DESIGN PATENT OBVIOUSNESS: IN RE ROSEN IN DANGER OF BEING OVERRULED
Dec 18, 2022
Dec 18, 2022
Oct 30, 2022
FEDERAL CIRCUIT REVERSES GRANT OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION IN HOVERBOARD DESIGN PATENT CASE
Oct 30, 2022
Oct 30, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
Perry Quoted in Article About Columbia v. Serius
Oct 19, 2022
Oct 19, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
PERRY TO SPEAK AT DESIGN LAW 2022 CONFERENCE
Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
Perry to Speak at IPO Annual Meeting in Los Angeles Sept. 19-20.
Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022