2012 INTA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC
Garfield Goodrum will moderate a table topic discussion on registering Design Copyrights and other works in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Muchnik decision.
Posted: 10-06-2011
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16TH ANNUAL ADVANCED PATENT LAW INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LAW SCHOOL, AUSTIN, TEXASPerry Saidman presented on October 28th, 2011
Strategic Use of Design Patents – Including Egyptian Goddess Update
Perry Saidman covered three distinct, but related, topics in design patent law: (1) the overlap between design patents and utility patents, i.e., how design patents can be used to protect functional features of products and how utility patents can be used to protect ornamental features; (2) an update on the aftermath of the Federal Circuit’s landmark Egyptian Goddess design patent infringement decision; and (3) tips on how to use design patents effectively in a modern design enforcement program.
Contact Us if you would like Mr. Saidman to make similar presentations to your organization.
Posted: 01-18-12
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AIPLA ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC
Perry Saidman presented on October 20th, 2011
Gypped by Egyptian Goddess
Perry Saidman spoke to the Industrial Designs Committee about how federal district courts are applying the new Egyptian Goddess test for design patent infringement.
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Posted: 01-18-12
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2011 World Intellectual Property Organization meeting
Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications
Garfield Goodrum acted as delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, representing AIPLA Industrial Design Committee from March 28th to April 1st, 2011.
Posted: 3-17-2011
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11th Annual Silicon Valley Advanced Patent Law Institute
Perry Saidman presented on December 10, 2010
Design Patents and Utility Patents: Where the Twain Meet and Even Overlap
Perry Saidman spoke about how design patents can be used to protect functional features of products, and how utility patents can be used to protect ornamental features.
Statutory subject matter for design patents must be “ornamental,” while that for utility patents must be “useful.” For design patents, the ornamental boundary is defined by the doctrine of functionality, while for utility patents, usefulness is couched in terms of providing some identifiable benefit. Perry's presentation analyzed those boundaries, and showed how they could actually overlap.
Posted: 12-13-2010
