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USPTO-Judicial-Decisions-Review.pdf - Haynes and Boone, LLP

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…the year in review ends.DesignPatenteesAccusedInfringers• UNITE to enforce designpatent!– UNITE at claimconstruction!– UNITE at comparison!• File multiple design patentapplications having claims ofvarying scope!• DIVIDE to avoid designpatent infringement!– DIVIDE at claimconstruction!– DIVIDE at comparison!• ADD to the claimed design!• File for design patents!• (But maybe divide when arguing againstanticipation or obviousness.)• (But maybe unite when asserting anticipationor obviousness.)© 2012 <strong>Haynes</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Boone</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong>

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