{"id":15157,"date":"2016-01-28T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?p=15157"},"modified":"2016-01-29T18:23:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:23:36","slug":"design-patent-damages-the-law-as-it-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/design-patent-damages-the-law-as-it-is-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Patent Damages: The Law As It Is Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Federal Circuit last summer rejected a request for a rehearing en banc from Samsung on the damages awarded to Apple for infringement of three of its design patents, it reaffirmed what experts in design patents already knew: With design patents, the infringer\u2019s damages are its entire profits from the article of manufacture. That formula stemmed from design patents\u2019 has historically been used as a weapon in the fight against counterfeits and knock-offs. But the ruling in <em>Apple v. Samsung<\/em>, based on a straightforward reading of Section 289 of the Patent Act, was an eye opener even for many patent law veterans outside the design space. The Federal Circuit reiterated its stance again in September in <em>Nordock v. Systems<\/em>, when it remanded a patent design case because the lower court\u2019s damages calculation shortchanged the plaintiff.<\/p>\n<p>Our panel brings together two design-patent veterans with a damages expert to discuss the implications on design patent prosecution and litigation of the increased consciousness regarding design patent damages. Is this just a blip or will it lead to an increase in design patent litigation and prosecution, as some experts predict? How will courts define \u201cthe article of manufacture\u201d? What are the limitations of design patent enforcement despite the possibility of 289 damages? 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