Design
Nintendo’s Updated Pokéball Patent
Identifiers on the catching apparatus to match the enclosed creature’s elemental type.
Looking Back at the DK Bongos Design Patent
Remember the plastic bongos that plugged into the GameCube to play those Donkey Kong-themed rhythm games? Well, have we got the patent for you...
A Look Back at the GameCube Controller’s Design Patents from Early 2001
Fancy a blast from the past? This week, we’re having a look back at the pair of patents that would go on to become Nintendo’s iconic GameCube controller.
Determining the Article of Manufacture in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Design Patents
There’s a super interesting article just published in the AIPLA quarterly journal by one our (Banner Witcoff’s) law clerks, Sonia Okolie, on design patents within augmented and virtual reality. She does a…
Apple v Samsung Oral Args at Supreme Court
For those following the Apple v. Samsung design patent wars, here’s a good synopsis of the oral arguments that were held this morning at the United States Supreme Court. If the link…
Apple v. Samsung appeal decided: design patents good, trade dress bad.
May 18, 2015: Today the Federal Circuit decided the appeal in the first Apple v. Samsung case, upholding a majority of Apple’s damages award, namely, damages attributable to patent infringement. However, the…
P.S. Products v. Activision Blizzard – Dismissed!
P.S. PRODUCTS, INC. v. ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC., Case No. 4:13-cv-00342-KGB United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas Activision delivers a knockout punch. P.S. Products had sued Activision Blizzard for…
New Case – P.S. Products and Billy Pennington v. Activision Blizzard, et. al.
P.S. Products and Billy Pennington v. Activision Blizzard, et. al. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas File No: 4:13 cv 342 KGB, filed on June 5, 2013 P.S.Products…