Golden Opportunity for Design Patentees to Obtain Broader Protection by Perry Saidman Design patentees have finally caught a break. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in in re Maatita (No. 2017-2037, August 20, 2018)…
Saidman DesignLaw Group partners Perry Saidman and George Raynal participated in multiple design law activities that took place April 23 – 26, 2018 in Arlington and Alexandria VA. The activities included the first-ever Design Law Boot…
In accordance with Section 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) finalized a revised patent fee schedule that will take effect on January 16, 2018. The last major…
by Perry Saidman, Elizabeth Ferrill, Damon Neagle and Tracy Durkin The Supreme Court handed down its decision in the design patent case of Samsung v. Apple in December, 2016. The case involved interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 289…
Bad News/Good News In the December 6, 2016 decision of Samsung v. Apple, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a pithy 8 page opinion, made only one determination: that the text of Sec. 289 of the design patent…
On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court entertained oral arguments in the multi-million dollar dispute between Apple and Samsung, involving the design patent damages statute, 35 U.S.C. 289. I have delayed commenting on the oral…
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. v. Apple Inc. On Friday, August 5, 2016 our Firm filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in support of Apple in the United States Supreme Court in the Samsung…
We are seeking companies and associations to participate in an amicus brief that we are writing in the Apple v. Samsung case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. As you are likely aware, the U.S. Supreme…
Sport Dimension v. Coleman By: Perry J. Saidman Following its extremely cogent opinion in Ethicon v. Coviden (discussed in an earlier edition of this newsletter and on our website) the Federal Circuit in Sport Dimension v. Coleman, decided…
The United States Supreme Court on March 21, 2016 granted certiorari in the landmark design patent case of Apple v. Samsung. This will be the first time the Supreme Court has reviewed a design patent case…