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U.S. Design Patent Law Update United States Patent and Trademark Office  Global  Intellectual Property Academy - March 19 ,2010 Darrell G. Mottley, Banner & Witcoff, LTD [email_address]
Agenda - U.S. Design Patent Law Update
Design Patent Infringement Law UPDATE FROM 2008 AND BEYOND
The “Ordinary Observer” Test ,[object Object],[object Object],INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE The effect of the whole accused article must be  substantially the same  as the patented design, as viewed by an ordinary observer.
OLD “Point of Novelty Test” ,[object Object],[object Object],INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE
INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE
In  Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa , the full Federal Circuit altered this two test framework for determining design patent infringement, all in the context of . . .    Fingernail Buffers INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa  (Fed. Cir. 2008) (En Banc) Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Swisa Nail Buffer Egyptian Goddess
Swisa moved for Summary Judgment on the grounds that it could not infringe under either the ordinary observer test or the point of novelty test. ,[object Object],Only possible point of novelty: 4 th  side  without  a pad?? NailCo Buffer Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (cont.)
Egyptian Goddess argued that its point of novelty was not the addition of a fourth side without a pad, but a combination point of novelty consisting of four prior art elements: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Point of Novelty- combination Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (cont.)
In a split decision, the majority of the Federal Circuit panel affirmed, but in doing so introduced the “non-trivial advance test.” ,[object Object],[object Object],Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (cont.)
The Federal Circuit granted rehearing en banc and vacated the panel decision. ,[object Object],[object Object],The Federal Circuit ordered the parties to brief a series of questions going to the basic nature of design patent infringement, starting with: Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (cont.)
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa  INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa  ,[object Object],[object Object]
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa  INFRINGEMENT “CONTEXTUAL” ANALYSIS   Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Prior Art Prior Art
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa  (Fed. Cir. 2008) (En Banc) Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Swisa Nail Buffer Egyptian Goddess
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission _ F.3d _, 2010, WL 638272 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission 04/17/10 US Pat. D517,789 Representative Figures
Crocs at the International Trade Commission ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Claim Construction of Crocs ‘789 Design Patent ,[object Object]
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission Overview ,[object Object],[object Object]
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission _ F.3d _, 2010, WL 638272 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ,[object Object],[object Object]
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission _ F.3d _, 2010, WL 638272 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission ,[object Object],SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISION
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission US Pat. D517,789 Effervescent Waldies AT shoe  SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISION
Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION Case Law Update
Claim Construction Design Patent Cases   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Claim Construction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES Pre-Egyptian Goddess
Pre –EG Claim Construction  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Claim Construction Example – Amini Innovation ,[object Object]
CLAIM CONSTRUCTION - Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa   ,[object Object],D467,389
Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES Post-Egyptian Goddess
Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc. --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 774334 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc . --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 774334 (Fed. Cir. 2010)
Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc Court Opinion ,[object Object],[object Object]
Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 774334 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],04/17/10                             Patented Design (Above)                                                        Stanley Works Design (Above)
Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],04/17/10
International Seaway v. Walgreens   589 F.3d 1233  ,[object Object],[object Object]
International Seaway v. Walgreens   589 F.3d 1233 Figure 1 of Crocs ‘789 Patent (Prior Art )  Figure 1 of Seaway’s ‘263 Patent Figure 2 of Crocs ‘789 Patent (Prior Art)   Figure 2 of Seaway’s ‘263 Patent
Figure 6 of Crocs ’789 Patent  Figure 6 of Seaway’s ’263 Patent  International Seaway v. Walgreens 589 F.3d 1233
[object Object],[object Object],Disclaimer – For Illustrative Purposes Only
QUESTIONS ,[object Object]

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Design Patent Law Update

  • 1. U.S. Design Patent Law Update United States Patent and Trademark Office Global Intellectual Property Academy - March 19 ,2010 Darrell G. Mottley, Banner & Witcoff, LTD [email_address]
  • 2. Agenda - U.S. Design Patent Law Update
  • 3. Design Patent Infringement Law UPDATE FROM 2008 AND BEYOND
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 7. In Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa , the full Federal Circuit altered this two test framework for determining design patent infringement, all in the context of . . . Fingernail Buffers INFRINGEMENT CASE LAW UPDATE
  • 8. Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (Fed. Cir. 2008) (En Banc) Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Swisa Nail Buffer Egyptian Goddess
  • 9.
  • 10.
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  • 13. Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS
  • 14.
  • 15. Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa INFRINGEMENT “CONTEXTUAL” ANALYSIS Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Prior Art Prior Art
  • 16. Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa (Fed. Cir. 2008) (En Banc) Accused Design Patented Design D467,389 Swisa Nail Buffer Egyptian Goddess
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19. Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission 04/17/10 US Pat. D517,789 Representative Figures
  • 20.
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  • 23.
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  • 26. Crocs, Inc. v. International Trade Commission US Pat. D517,789 Effervescent Waldies AT shoe SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISION
  • 27.
  • 28. DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION Case Law Update
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  • 30.
  • 31. DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES Pre-Egyptian Goddess
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  • 36. DESIGN PATENT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES Post-Egyptian Goddess
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  • 43. International Seaway v. Walgreens 589 F.3d 1233 Figure 1 of Crocs ‘789 Patent (Prior Art ) Figure 1 of Seaway’s ‘263 Patent Figure 2 of Crocs ‘789 Patent (Prior Art) Figure 2 of Seaway’s ‘263 Patent
  • 44. Figure 6 of Crocs ’789 Patent Figure 6 of Seaway’s ’263 Patent International Seaway v. Walgreens 589 F.3d 1233
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Notas del editor

  1. Point of Novelty Test No Longer Applicable For Design Patent Anticipation? “ In light of Supreme Court precedent and our precedent holding that the same tests must be applied to infringement and anticipation, and our holding in Egyptian Goddess that the ordinary observer test is the sole test for infringement, we now conclude that the ordinary observer test must logically be the sole test for anticipation as well. In doing so, we will prevent an inconsistency from developing between the infringement and anticipation analyses, and we will continue our well-established practice of maintaining identical tests for infringement and anticipation.”
  2. Large question of “Substantial Similarity” as a New Standard for Design Patent Obviousness Not Clear how to apply Many questions on who is the ordinary observer Not the “holding” of the case