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  • The Doctrine of Functionality in Design Patent Cases

    19 U. Balt. L. Rev. 352 (Fall 89-Winter-90).

     

    Perry Saidman attempts to analyze the functionality doctrine in the design patent context by discussing the origins of the doctrine, reviewing the leading cases on the issue, and focusing on the underlying reasons for the purpose of the doctrine.

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  • The Glass Slipper Approach to Protecting Industrial Designs or When the Shoe Fits, Wear It

    19 U. Balt. L. Rev. 167 (Fall 89-Winter90).

     

    Perry Saidman discusses some of the virtues of design patents for the University of Baltimore Law Review.

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  • The Ten Commandments of Design Patent Protection

    innovation (Industrial Designers Society of American quarterly journal) Fall, 1990, p. 21.

     

    Perry Saidman explains the effectiveness of design patents in stopping knockoffs by explaining the golden age of patents.

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