CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE: Image of the design patent issued to a Texas cosmetologist. (Courtesy U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia, issued its ...

“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

Demand for design patent protections has been increasing in the last decade, and there is no indication that this trend will slow down. James Rieke, partner at Merchant & Gould, spoke to Minnesota ...

A Fort Worth, Texas, woman has made patent history after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued its one millionth design patent for her comb. The patent was issued on Tuesday, and protects the ...

“[USPTO Director Nominee John] Squires called for the adoption of more AI tools to ensure that the Office is issuing patents of ‘provable quality.’” Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

The future is only redesigned every so often, so it is worth asking, what will this new technology look like, and how can pioneers protect their user-facing innovations that will define this emerging ...

The new bar expands the approved technical qualifications to prosecute design patents, but some practitioners say it does not go far enough. Register for free to receive our newsletter, view leading ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight As a major consumer market, China has always attracted the attention of ...