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design_law, to random
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We are reconvening our all-star panel to discuss the decision in . Please join us next Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at noon Eastern via Zoom.

More details and the (free) registration link here:

https://events.suffolk.edu/event/design-patents-after-the-en-banc-decision-in-lkq-v-gm

meredithlowry,
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@design_law Very exciting news!

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1028847 issued for a vehicle kitchen.

I can say I've never felt the need to cook in my vehicle.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law @jumbanho 100% I would use this for tailgaters. But I think Sarah is right, I just didn't realize there was that much of a market for a tailgate bench for a SUV.

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1027366 issued for one embodiment for a cereal food piece with emoji. There were many embodiments that issued this morning.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law Same. My first is how these will look IRL and if the physical embodiment actually looks like the drawing.

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1028321 issued for a disco ball party light.

I have so many questions (why is the plug the same size as the globe), but while I sometimes take issue with dashed lines, this is an instance where dashed lines are important.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law Tiny parties sound so sad.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I am currently wearing a sweater over a cocktail dress for a party this evening. 😆

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1028413 issued for a keepsake.

My apologies to Shakespeare, but a Magic 8 Ball by any other name will still not stop infringements of a fortune-telling sphere.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I'm guessing the "keepsake" claim is what kept the Magic 8 ball out of the prior art.

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1027176 issued for a staple instrument.

I've been asked why I post design patents. Most of the time it is because I want to showcase the range of design patents we have. Sometimes it is just because I think the device has an interesting design.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law You certainly are great at using design patents to subtweet!

design_law, to random
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When I tell you that the Federal Circuit has read the word "ornamental" out of 35 U.S.C. § 171:

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I thought that too.

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meredithlowry,
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@design_law 🙋‍♀️

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1025548 issued for an inflatable unicorn costume.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I'm torn - costume accuracy or dexterity?

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1026003 issued for a display screen with a graphical user interface.

This patent has 38 figures providing instruction on how to choose a ceiling fan.

I don't normally say this - but don't file instruction documents as design patents.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I'm trying to think of a fair use scenario for a fan guide. Maybe they've been burned by copyright before and are trying everything? But this is bizarre.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law That's a good example. I tend to think about resale issues since exhaustion has come up too many times in my practice. Some patent holders are crazy.

meredithlowry, to random
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Today in design patents:

D1025232 issued for a United States puzzle.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I wonder what it looks like with graphics on the pieces.

meredithlowry,
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@design_law I starred at this way too long this morning. I can't figure out what southern California/Arizona and Illinois/Missouri are.

design_law, to random
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It's the weekend! What are we reading, watching, or listening to for fun or distraction?

meredithlowry,
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@design_law Masters of Death was good! I hope you like it. I’m almost halfway through Middlegame and it reminds me a lot of the world in Masters.

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