Intellectual Property,
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 7, 2016
Design patents return to the Supreme Court in Samsung v. Apple
Next week, for the first time in more than a century, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving infringement of a design patent.
Ben M. Davidson
Founder
Davidson Law Group ALC
Intellectual Property
Email: Ben@dlgla.com
George Washington Univ Law School
Ben is a former patent examiner and represents corporations in intellectual property litigation and proceedings before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Next week, for the first time in more than a century, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving infringement of a design patent. In Samsung Electronics v. Apple Inc., Samsung appeals a jury's $399 million damages verdict for infringement of three design patents covering Apple's iconic iPhone design. The award was the total amount of profits made by Samsung on its infringing phones, even though they include myriad technical features that are not covered by Apple's design pa...
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