Category Archives: Trade Dress

DC claim construction based on description of invention affirmed; anticipation reversed; trade dress invalidity affirmed

Mosaic Brands, Inc., et al. v. Ridge Wallet LLC Docket No. 2022-1001-2 (https://cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/22-1001.OPINION.12-20-2022_2050643.pdf) NEWMAN, PROST, STARK December 20, 2022 Brief Summary:   DC claim construction affirmed based on description of invention “as a whole” in specification.  Anticipation finding based on … Continue reading

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DC preliminary injunction regarding trademark / trade dress registration affirmed

SoClean, Inc. v. Sunset Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Docket No. 2021-2311 (https://cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/21-2311.OPINION.11-9-2022_2031039.pdf) NEWMAN, LOURIE, PROST November 9, 2022 Brief Summary:   DC grant of injunctive relief to SoClean regarding its trade dress registration affirmed. Summary:  Sunset appealed DC order granting a … Continue reading

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TM decision reversed due to TTAB’s erroneous analysis of “substantially exclusive” use claim

Galperti, Inc. v. Galperti S.R.L. Docket Nos. 2019-1150 PROST, CLEVENGER, MOORE November 13, 2019 Non-precedential Brief Summary: Galperti TX priority argument correctly denied, but decision remanded as TTAB found to have erroneously analyzed whether Galperti IT’s “substantially exclusive” use claim … Continue reading

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Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. et al.

Docket No. 2014-1335, 2015-1529 PROST, O’MALLEY, CHEN May 18, 2015 Update (Dec. 6, 2016 Adn Feb. 7, 2017): SCOTUS reversed DC/FC § 289 design patent damages award of Samsung’s entire profits on infringing smartphones, holding “[i]n the case of a … Continue reading

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