Nope, no infringement. Comparison pics from Homy Casa Limited v. Jili Creation Technology Co., Ltd., 2:24-cv-00763, (W.D. Pa. May 23, 2024).

#DesignPatents

Phrase of the week: "That's not my problem anymore."

I loved this paper by Jordana Goodman & Khamal Patterson. Check it out! https://ip.jotwell.com/the-white-person-of-skill-in-the-art/

It's hard not to notice all the lasts. But I want to focus on the firsts to come.

nostr:npub1nxxg5vlw8utexkga2fshg5n3t749srlc3u7am34gqfuetw27l9hs6mwsjl Okay, so I pulled up the submitted drawing and, wow, literally just the outlines. #SubFeistDesigns

D89,552 - issued in 1933 or a design for a "pin-ball amusement game device." #DesignPatents

D89,552 - issued in 1993 or a design for a "pin-ball amusement game device." #DesignPatents

Happy weekend, friends! What are we reading, listening to, or reading for fun (or distraction)?

D262,037 - issued to Paramount Pictures in 1981 for a design for a "calligraphic font." #DesignPatents

D254,607 - issued in 1980 for a design for a "birthday flag or banner." #DesignPatents

Obviously, design patents are neither the biggest nor the most important thing going on right now. But in dark times, I will celebrate the light.

All office phones should have a button that allows you to turn off the voicemail light without actually logging in and deleting the voicemails.

This post brought to you by the Post-It that lives over my voicemail button.

Issued this week—D1,002,998, for a design for a “shark costume.” #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents

Anyway, these Dothraki-style allegations about Amazon IP enforcement ("it is known") are interesting:

One interesting thing: In a letter attached to the complaint, the plaintiff makes a case for noninfringement: https://www.scribd.com/document/680264854/Excelencia-v-Leng-Letter

But they don't seek a declaratory judgment of noninfringement in the complaint.

Can anyone point me to a good, short explainer on how to write a law review abstract? Thanks in advance!

#LawProfs #LawFedi #LegalScholarship

Issued this week—D1,001,488, for a design for a “sandal handle.” #DesignPatents #NewDesignPatents

Van Horn: "There are still parties using paper."

The horror! How will we surveil them??

Killbride throwing out stats that sound pretty scary but I'd be carefully about putting too much stock in them.

The methodology behind these "studies" is often....less than impressive

ICYMI, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (that's right) put out an album: https://www.cpsc.gov/Were-Safety-Now-Havent-We

And nostr:npub1r673rxmdxdeluclpfsp255wdca3rayc8cycxrc47dksx56dsv5vqqkevpa did a ska-punk remix the first song: https://soundcloud.com/blakereid-809368957/protect-ya-noggin-skatepark-safety-remix#t=0:00

Fair warning: This is a total earworm