“By harmonizing procedures and introducing critical provisions like the grace period, the [Design Law Treaty] places design law in a stronger, more unified position, offering enhanced protection and ...

A registered community design, often referred to as an "RCD," is the European equivalent to a U.S. design patent. Similar to a U.S. design patent, an RCD only protects the ornamental or outward ...

A new appellate ruling on design patent law, Egyptian Goddess Inc. v. Swisa Inc., may signal the beginning of a new phase of the relationship between the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ...

Medical device manufacturers, more than those in almost any other industry, often face product-liability litigation. Mishaps often occur, and when they do, the resulting injury or death is typically ...

The law for design patent obviousness may change in the upcoming months when a decision is issued from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals from the February 2024 en banc rehearing[1] of LKQ Corp. v.

Danchen Cheng of Liu Shen & Associates discusses the consequences of China’s amended patent law for partial design patent applications On June 1 2021, the revised Patent Law of China came into effect, ...