Design Law

New, notable, or otherwise interesting design patents collected by Sarah Burstein.

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Does this instrument infringe this design patent? That's one of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Issued this week—D1,003,667, for a design for a “decanter.”

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Issued this week—D1,003,988, for a design for a “stringed musical instrument.”

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Issued this week—D1,004,173, for a design for a “table lamp."

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Do these tire valve stem caps infringe this design patent? Those are some of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Does this egg cooker infringe this design patent? That's one of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Does this light infringe this design patent? That's one of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Issued this week to RH US, LLC—D1,002,488, for a design for an “aircraft galley.” 

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Issued this week to Relkon Hellas S.A.—D1,002,144, for a design for a “marshmallow confectionery.”

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Does this glove anticipate this design patent? That's one of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Does this glass infringe this design patent? That’s the claim in this recently-filed complaint.

This might be a good time for a reminder that design patents protect the way things look, not how they work.

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SAJ has filed another design patent case against Oettinger Davidoff. It has added a new patent. Both the old infringement claim and the new infringement claim still don't hold water. Design patents protect the entire claimed shape, not the general idea (and here, not just the indentations)

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Do these replacement water filters infringe these design patents? Those are the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

I'd say "no" to both, but especially "no" for the D'383 patent.

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Does this GUI infringe these design patents? Those are some of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Do these tents infringe these design patents? Those are some of the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Do these references render this design obvious? That appears to be one of the claims in this recently-filed declaratory judgment complaint.

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Do these gloves infringe these design patents? Those are the claims in this recently-filed complaint.

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Does this multitool infringe this design patent? A Long Island jury just said "yes." I would have actually said no, but the jury may have been influenced by (non-claimed) visual similarities between the accused products and the patentee's commercial embodiment.