Summer Associate Ben Gitzinger also contributed to this article. Need another reason to secure and enforce design patents? Design patents offer a unique additional remedy in district court litigation: ...

“The notion of patent-eligible subject matter applies only to utility patents. As a result, the enforcement of design patents avoids this potential area of dispute and attendant risk of invalidation, ...

The Autodesk Utility Design (AUD) solution now integrates directly with SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7. Infrastructure designers from electric, gas, water, and other utilities who use the AUD solution to ...

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Itron, Inc. has released new enhancement modules for its Distribution Design Studio (DDS) software for the design of overhead and underground utility lines. DDS provides electric and gas utilities ...

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) announced today a key enhancement to its UniSim design and simulation software designed to help manufacturing facilities improve safety and reduce capital ...

In the world of products liability, design defect claims arise when the product is inherently dangerous in its design. The test for whether a product is inherently dangerous has evolved in modern ...

There is a group of products that, because of their specific character, can be protected as industrial designs, as well as patents. The Polish IP Law also provides the protection of utility models.