Wondering wtf is up with #ScheduleA and #DesignPatents?

@ericgoldman has you covered in “A SAD [Schedule A Defendants Scheme] New Category of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation” at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4381824

(thanks to @design_law for the pointer)

#USlaw #law #patents

D260,789 - issued to Andrew Probert in 1981 for a design for a "toy spaceship."

#DesignPatents #StarTrek

D313,108 - issued in 1990 for a design for a "Filled Pastry or the Like." #DesignPatents

Ledge Lounger v. Luxury Lounger - New trade dress & design patent case over pool chairs: https://design-law.tumblr.com/post/710591869686513664/do-these-pool-chairs-infringe-these-design #DesignPatents #LawFedi

Today in design patents, shoe edition:

D979218 issued for a shoe. #DesignPatents

Today in design patents, dashed lines edition:

D979268 issued for an aircraft interior with tray. #DesignPatents

Today in design patents, jewelry edition:

D979449 issued for a ring. #DesignPatents

Today in design patents, just no edition:

D979561 issued for a supercomputing device. 96 figures of this.

No. Just no. #DesignPatents

D410,851 - issued in 1999 for a design for a "Potato Pastry with Meat Stuffing." #DesignPatents

D134,577 - issued in 1942 for a design for a "Combined Bread and Pastry Cabinet." #DesignPatents

D825,274 - issued in 2018 for a design for a "Pastry Holder." #DesignPatents

D182,628 - issued in 1958 for a design for a "Portable Flame Thrower." #DesignPatents

D458,003 - issued in 2002 for a design for "a surface pattern
applied to a doughnut pastry." #DesignPatents

D97,555 - issued in 1935 for a design for a "Pencil." #DesignPatents

D171,323 - issued in 1954 for a design for an "Edible Container." #DesignPatents

D65,865 - issued in 1924 for a design for an "Edible Ice Cream Container." #DesignPatents

D95,899 - issued in 1935 for a design for an "Edible Cup." #DesignPatents

Today in design patents, food edition:

D978480 issued for a sandwich.

#DesignPatents

Today in design patents, display screen edition:

D978886 issued for a display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface.

Normally I post the more egregious GUI design patents. There are some of those this week. But after being in deposition all day, I feel like the world needs happier things.

#DesignPatents

D719,479 - issued in 2014 for a design for a "Trinket for a King Cake." #DesignPatents #MardiGras