Accredited video courses in design patent practice, taught by Robert G. Oake, Jr. Current courses cover obviousness after LKQ v. GM, broken line statements, and reissue practice. Free previews and non-CLE episodes are available.
Weekly reports on the latest design patent prosecution histories, papers on design patent law and practice, and a Q&A Library of AI answers to practitioner questions. Every citation links to the record in ProSearch.
Software tools for design patent practitioners: drawing review, Office action responses, claiming strategy, and obviousness and infringement analysis. Each tool applies the Design Patent ProGuides and the case law to your matter and returns an analysis and a draft for your review.
Design Patent Pro was created and is maintained by Robert G. Oake, Jr., lead trial and appellate counsel for Egyptian Goddess in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, the en banc Federal Circuit decision that reset the test for design patent infringement. He is a registered patent attorney and has argued eleven cases before the Federal Circuit. He holds an LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property Law (with highest honors) from George Washington University Law School, and is Board Certified in Patent Litigation, Civil Trial Law, and Civil Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He welcomes your feedback at info@designpatentpro.com