The New York Times – Gorham v. White

The New York Times – Gorham v. White The following article was published in The New York Times on November 30, 1872 after the United States Supreme Court decided the famous design patent case of Gorham v. White (2nd most cited case). It is worth reading. The Article UNITED STATES

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Top 50 Design Patent Cases #2 Gorham v. White

Top 50 Design Patent Cases #2 – Gorham v. White The number two cited case in design patent prosecutions is Gorham v. White 81 U.S. 511 (1871). Gorham is the first design patent case decided by the United States Supreme Court. It established two major principles. First, a design patent

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Top 50 Design Patent Cases #3 Ex Parte Quayle

Top 50 Design Patent Cases # 3 Ex Parte Quayle The number 3 most cited case in design patent prosecutions is Ex Parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74 (1935).  This should not be surprising since the case is cited on the USPTO’s Office Action Summary form. But ignoring the form, Ex

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Teaching Away Update – Roulette Game

Teaching Away Update – Roulette Game In App. No. 29/842,266 (Display Screen with Graphical User Interface of a Roulette Game with a Contrasting Sector Highlighting Effect) (now US Design Patent D1,039,547 – issued August 20, 2024), Applicant filed a single design figure, as follows: Roulette Wheel The examiner rejected the

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