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How Should Damages Be Calculated For Design Patent Infringement?, Mark D. Janis
How Should Damages Be Calculated For Design Patent Infringement?, Mark D. Janis
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Disclosing Designs, Mark D. Janis, Jason Du Mont
Disclosing Designs, Mark D. Janis, Jason Du Mont
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While patent scholars have subjected disclosure doctrines to considerable scrutiny in the context of utility patent law, very little has been written about the role of those doctrines in design patent law. At first blush, this is not surprising: modern design patent documents usually contain short disclosures comprised primarily of drawings, accompanied by very little text. Although this might suggest limited aspirations for design patent disclosures, the story is more complex. Design patents contain only a pro forma claim; it is the disclosure that defines the scope of the protected design. Moreover, although the modern practice of relying primarily on …
Functionality In Design Protection Systems, Mark D. Janis, Jason J. Du Mont
Functionality In Design Protection Systems, Mark D. Janis, Jason J. Du Mont
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In comparison to functionality doctrine in trade dress cases, scholars have paid relatively little attention to the role of functionality doctrine in design protection systems such as the U.S. design patent system and the EU Community Design regime. Yet functionality considerations potentially affect many validity and scope determinations in the design protection area. In this Article, we critically evaluate judicial application of the functionality doctrine in design protection systems, focusing on the U.S. design patent and EU design protection regimes. We argue that the doctrine as applied in these settings is too often aimless and inconsistent. Some simple doctrinal refinements …