Law Practice
Sep. 23, 2008
Patent Holder Wins Legal Argument But Loses Case
A federal appellate court changed the standard for deciding whether the design of a patented invention has been infringed.
By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - A federal appellate court changed the standard for deciding whether the design of a patented invention has been infringed. The ruling Monday did not help the plaintiff in the case in question, though. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a manufacturer of fingernail buffers would not be any more successful pursuing a claim under the new rule than it was under the old one.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN JOSE - A federal appellate court changed the standard for deciding whether the design of a patented invention has been infringed. The ruling Monday did not help the plaintiff in the case in question, though. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a manufacturer of fingernail buffers would not be any more successful pursuing a claim under the new rule than it was under the old one.
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