The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued its one millionth design patent on September 26, 2023. U.S. Patent No. D1,000,000 claims the ornamental design for a dispensing comb. This milestone comes during a particularly prolific period for design patents.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed two Patent Trial & Appeal Board decisions holding the challenged claims unpatentable as obvious, even though the Board declined.
Patent owners in IPR proceedings should be mindful that filing a response may subject the patent owner to an affirmative burden and obligate them to follow applicable PTO rules and regulations lest it fails to carry that burden.
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