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FICPI WEBINAR SERIES
Connect,
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2020
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEY
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FICPI WEBINAR SERIES
Partial Design
Protection
25 November 2020
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEY
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MODERATOR
Gabriel Di Blasi
FICPI – Chair, CET Group 2: Designs // Managing Partner, Di Blasi Parente
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SPEAKERS
Jürgen Buchhold
FICPI – Reporter, CET 2: Designs
Partner, Olbricht Patentanwälte
Katsumori Iseki
FICPI – Regional Co-Ordinator Japan, CET 8: Asian Issues
Partner, CP Japan IP Attorneys
Robert S. Katz
FICPI USA President Elect
Partner, Banner & Witcoff
Stephen Perry
FICPI Canada Vice President
Partner, PCKIP (Perry Currier)
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEY
SPEAKER
Robert S. Katz
FICPI – FICPI-USA President Elect // Partner, Banner & Witcoff
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEY
Connect, Share & Grow
Partial Designs - FICPI Virtual Meeting
November 25, 2020
Robert S. Katz
(202) 824-3181
rkatz@bannerwitcoff.com
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Why is Protection of portions important
• NIKE Air Max 1997 • Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2
10Why is Protection of portions important
Portions Get Misappropriated!
• Hypothetical Knockoff
Creations
• NIKE Air Max 1997 • Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2
11U.S. Law – Portions Permitted
• 35 USC §171 - Whoever invents any new,
original and ornamental design for an
article of manufacture may obtain a patent
therefor….
• Gorham Co. v. White, 81 US 511 (S.Ct 1871)
o Handle portion for stemware
• In re Zahn, 617 F.2d 261 (CCPA 1980)
o Shank portion of a drill bit.
o An ornamental design may be embodied in less than
a complete article
12Statutory Provision/Practice Rules –
Demarcating Claimed from Disclaimed
• 35 USC §112 - The specification shall contain a written
description of the invention, and of the manner and
process of making and using it, in such full, clear,
concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled
in the art …to make and use the same,
• Most common technique
o Solid lines for what is being claimed
o Broken (dashed) lines for what is being disclaimed
o Can generally omit disclaimed features
• USPTO has formally and informally recognized other
approaches
• Make sure the written specification corresponds/aids
13Broken line examples
The broken lines depicting the
remainder of the computing
device show features that
form no part of the claimed
design.
14Broken line examples
The broken line showing of a
part seam and the tip of the
food probe forms no part of
the claimed design.
15Broken line examples
Do not need to show all
disclaimed subject matter in
broken lines -- can normally
omit them.
…The broken lines depicting
the remainder of the shoe
show features that form no
part of the claimed design.
16Practice Rules - Boundaries
• Examiners seem to want boundary line designations
in the written specification
The broken lines depicting the remainder of the
connector adaptor show features that form no
part of the claimed design.
The broken lines immediately adjacent to the
shaded area represent the bounds of the claimed
design and forms no part thereof.
NOTE SURFACE SHADING
17Practice Rules - Boundaries
• Examiners seem to want boundary line designations
in the written specification
The even-length broken lines form no part of
the claimed design.
The uneven-length broken lines immediately
adjacent to the shaded area define
the bounds of the claimed design and form no
part thereof.
18Photohybrid Examples
The broken lines depicting the
remainder of the play kitchen show
features that form no part of the
claimed design.
19Photohybrid Examples
The broken lines depicting
the remainder of the faucet
show features that form no
part of the claimed design.
20Photohybrid Examples
The broken line immediately
adjacent to and surrounding the
photographic area defines the
bounds of the claimed design and
forms no part thereof.
The broken lines depicting the
remainder of the vest show
features that form no part of the
claimed design.
21Photohybrid Examples
The broken lines immediately
adjacent to the photographic area
define the bounds of the claimed
design and form no part thereof.
The broken lines depicting the
remainder of the shoe show
features that form no part of the
claimed design.
22Photoblurring-Greying Out Examples
The over-the-ear clip of the ear-
mountable bio-sensor device
shown…grayed out in FIGS. 9-16
represent environmental subject
matter that forms no part of the
claimed design.
23Photoblurring-Greying Out Examples
The grey faded portions are for
environmental purposes only and
form no part of the claimed design.
24Amendments – Avoiding New Matter
• Can change scope of
the claim post-filing
or in a continuing
application
• But cannot add any
new matter
• In re Owens (Fed. Cir.
2013)– a disclaimed
boundary line added
anew was found to be
prohibited new
matter.
25Portions YES – but how do I know?
• Getting the best bang for the buck
• What should the protection focus on?
• How many designs should be protected?
• Factors
o KNOW: differences between design and utility patents
o Is the product an expected single or a home run
o Likelihood of being simulated
o Expected price of creator’s product & how long it will product be sold
o Closeness of the prior art
o Other related products in the line? Similar DNA?
o Maximize infringement and/or damages
o Cutting edge claiming/disclaiming techniques
o Dozens more……….
• For next presentation……
26Questions?
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SPEAKER
Katsumori Iseki
FICPI – Regional Controller CET Group 8: Asian Issues // Partner, CP Japan IP
Attorneys
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Katsumori ISEKI
November 25, 2020
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYStatistics of partial design application
The number of partial design application
The number of related design application
The partial design applications /all applications(%)
The related design applications / all applications(%)
(Source: Statistics of JPO)
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYRevised Examination Guideline has applied to
design applications filed on or after 2019.5.1
The revised Examination Guideline mainly includes:
• Relaxing the requirements for drawings
Removing the column indicating ‘Partial design
•
application’ in the application paper for a partial design
• …..
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYRelaxation of requirements for drawings
the drawing without [back view] of picture frame
[ Plain view]
[ Perspective view]
[Left side view] [Right side view]
[ Front view]
[ Bottom view]
Before: Issuing the reasons for refusal
Present: THE
STRENGTHENING Issuing
PRACTICEno reasons
OF THE for IPrefusal
INDEPENDENT ATTORNEYBackground of
Revising the Examination Guideline
• The number of the design applications receiving the reasons
for refusal via Hague International design registrations was
increasing due to the difference of requirements for drawings
and descriptions in each jurisdiction
• Most of the reasons for such design applications via Hague
were by the main paragraph of Article 3 of the Design Act
unlike those of normal design applications
• One of the purpose of the main paragraph of Article 3
requires the specific disclosure of the design article
• …..
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYBasics of depiction of drawings for a partial
design
[Article to the Design] Flange
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYBasics of depiction of drawings for a partial
design
[Article to the design] Picture frame
The back view is missing but it is presently acceptable.
The design represented by those drawings is now considered as a ‘partial
design’ even though only solid lines are used in these drawings.
This means that this application claims all views of article except the back
view, meaning this application requests a partial design protection.
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYRecent examples of registered design under
the revised Examination Guideline
(JP Design Registration No.1671395)
*Basic application was filed before EUIPO
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYRecent examples of registered design under
the revised Examination Guideline
[Perspective view] [Side view] [Top view]
(JP Design Registration No.1669396)
*Basic application is Hague International registration
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYDetermination of similarity for a partial
design
[Basic aspects in determining similarity between two designs]
(i) The article of the design
(ii) The usage and function of the ’part’ requested for registration
(iii) The form of the ‘part’
(iv) The position, size and scope of the ‘part’
Under the Revised Examination Guideline,
the similarity between entire design application and partial design application is now examined.
Examine
Similarity
Entire design Partial design
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYRevised Design Act 2019
-effective on 2020 April 1-
[Main items for the Revised Design Act]
(i) Protection for Graphic image itself
(ii) Protection for Building and interior designs
(iii)Enhancement of Related design system
(iv) Introduction of partial design for a set of designs
(v) Change to protection period for design rights-25 years from the
application date
(vi) …..
(Present related design system)
[a set of buildings
for a partial design]
[a set of vehicle and display image]
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(registered) (registered) (’Revision of the Design Act’ of JPO)Variety of strategy by considering the
Revised Design Act
[Partial design] X [Related design]
Reg.No.1286748
[Sanitary Mask]
Principal design
Reg.No.1286747
Reg.No.1286750
Reg.No.1286749 Related design
Reg.No.1286491
[Partial design] X [Graphical image]
[Partial design] X [Building and interior design]
[Partial
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICEdesign] X [a set
OF THE INDEPENDENT of designs]
IP ATTORNEY
…..PARTIAL DESIGN PROTECTION IN JAPAN
THANK YOU!
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYSPEAKER
Jürgen Buchhold
FICPI – Reporter, CET 2: Designs // Partner, Olbricht Patentanwälte
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYCET Group 2 – Industrial Design
FICPI Webinar
Partial Design Protection
25 November
2020
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Partial Design Protection in Europe
How the EUIPO deals with Partial Designs
Jürgen Buchhold
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Definition of an Industrial Design
according to COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 (CDR)
Art 3 a) CDR
“Design” means the appearance of the whole or a part of a
product resulting from the features of, in particular, the
lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and/or materials of
the product itself and/or its ornamentation.
CDR explicitly permits the registration of Partial Designs
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Conditions with which applications must comply
according to COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 (CDR)
Art 36 (1) CDR:
An application shall contain:
a representation of the design suitable for reproduction.
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Representation of the Design
according to COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2245/2002 (CDIR)
Art 4 (1) CDIR:
The representation of the design shall consist in a graphic or
photographic reproduction of the design, either in black and
white or in colour.
Art 4 (2) CDIR:
A maximum of seven different views can be filed in order to represent the design.
The views may be plan, in elevation, cross-sectional, in perspective or exploded.
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Representation of the Design
according to COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 (CDR)
Art 36 (2) CDR:
The application shall further contain
an indication of the products in which the design is intended
to be incorporated or to which it is intended to be applied.
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Representation of the Design
according to COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 (CDR)
Art 36 (3) CDR:
The application may contain
a description explaining the representation or the specimen.
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Representation of the Design
according to COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2002 (CDR)
Art 36 (6) CDIR:
The information contained in the […] description shall not affect
the scope of protection of the design as such.
A description is allowed, but has nothing to say, not even about
a specific part of a design to be claimed or not to be claimed
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How to claim a Partial Design at the EUIPO?
There are no terms or rules within CDR and CDIR as how to claim
a specific part of a design
Neither the CDR nor the CDIR provide rules for the possibility of
providing a statement to disclaim any exclusive right to one or
more features disclosed in the representations of the design
A description?
Not really helpful due to the exclusion from the scope of protection
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Who can help?
The EUIPO’s current design practice is reflected in a series of
Guidelines for Examination that are intended to help users and
staff in charge of the various procedures
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The Design Guidelines
Result of the Common Communication for the CP6 Convergence
Project on Graphic Representation of Designs
Working Group composed of 23 participating IP Offices, 5
observers, 2 User Associations and the EUIPO
Started in November 2015
The result was published as the Common Communication in
April 2016
(see https://euipo.europa.eu/tunnel-
web/secure/webdav/guest/document_library/contentPdfs/about_euipo/who_we_are/common_commun
ication/common_communication_7/common_communication7_en.pdf)
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Implementation
The following Countires have implemented the Common Practice:
BG, BX, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FR, GR, HU, HR, IE, IT, IS, LT, LV, NO, PL, PT,
RO, SI, SK, (UK), TR, OHIM/WIPO, EUIPO (27 Offices)
From the EU are missing: AT, FI, SE, MT
LATEST NEWS
Georgia (Sakpatenti) has implemented the Common Practice in March 2020
Sakpatenti is the first non-EU intellectual property office implementing the Common Practice
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The Design Guidelines
IMPORTANT: the Guidelines are not legal acts, but self-imposed
rules of conduct adopted by an administrative decision
EUIPO issues a revision of the Guidelines on a yearly basis
Current Version for Designs: 1.2
Entry into force: 01/02/2020
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How to claim a Partial Design?
Chapter 5.3 of the Design Guidelines:
In accordance with the Common Practice (CP6),
Visual Disclaimers indicate that protection is
not being sought, and registration has not been
granted, for certain features of the design
shown in the representations RCD 000 229 752-0001
We need a Visual Disclaimer to define and claim a Partial Design
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How to claim a Partial Design?
A visual disclaimer indicates what
is not intended to be protected
Disclaimers must be apparent from
the representation of the design
itself RCD 002 322 644-
0001
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How to claim a Partial Design?
The disclaimer must be clear and obvious
The claimed and disclaimed features must be
clearly differentiated
When the design is represented by more than
one view, the visual disclaimer must be shown
consistently in all the views where it appears
RCD 000 244 520-
0003
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How to claim a Partial Design?
The Visual Disclaimer is using
Broken lines
for indicating elements for which no protection is required
Colour shading and blurring
for excluding a number of features from protection
Boundaries
for outlining features of the design for which you do want protection
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How to claim a Partial Design?
Chapter 5.3 further rules:
Where a disclaimer is used, broken lines are recommended
Only when broken lines cannot be used due to technical reasons
(e.g. indicating stitching on clothing), other disclaimers can be used,
such as colour shading, boundaries or blurring.
This is only a recommendation
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Examples
Broken Lines
RCD 000 030 606-0005 BX 38 212-0001 HU D99 00 409-0001
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Examples
Colour Shading
RCD 005 295 680-0009
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Examples
Boundaries
RCD 001 873 688-0003 BX 38 212-0001
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Any problems with Partial Designs?
Not in EUROPE!
Not really, just marginally.
Be careful when claiming a Priority of a foreign design
application or registration.
We have only 7 views of a design to be protected.
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THANK YOU!
RCD 001 125 355 -0001
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Stephen Perry
FICPI – CET Group 2: Designs // Partner, PCKIP
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF THE INDEPENDENT IP ATTORNEYPARTIAL DESIGN PROTECTION IN CANADA
Stephen Perry
November 25, 2020DEFINITION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN design or industrial design means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament and any combination of those features that, in a finished article, appeal to and are judged solely by the eye. NOTHING IN THE DEFINITION PROHIBITS PARTIAL DESIGNS
REGULATIONS RELATING TO DESIGNS
Rule 14 … a representation of the design must
• (a) be sufficient to disclose the design fully, taking into
account the name of the finished article and any
statement under section 17 or 18; (see next slides)
THE DESIGN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NAME OF THE ARTICLEREGULATIONS RELATING TO DESIGNS
• Rule 17 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), an application is deemed to relate
to all of the features of shape, configuration, pattern and ornament shown in the
representation of the design…
• (2) If the application contains a statement clearly indicating that it relates only to
some of the features… or only to some or all of those features of a part of the
finished article, then the application relates only to those features.
DESIGNS CAN BE “PARTIAL” IN THAT THEY 1) RELATE TO ONLY SOME FEATURES
(SHAPE, CONFIGURATION, PATTERN, ORNAMENT) OR 2) RELATE TO FEATURES OF A
PART OF THE ARTICLEREGULATIONS RELATING TO DESIGNS
• Rule 17 (3) An application is deemed not to relate to a feature that is shown in
the representation of the design in dotted or broken lines, unless the application
contains a statement to the contrary.
• (4) An application is deemed not to relate to a feature that is shown in the
representation of the design by means of blurring or colouring if it is evident that
the purpose of the blurring or colouring is to indicate that the application does not
relate to that feature
THE PARTIAL DESIGN CAN BE REPRESENTED USING BROKEN LINES OR
BLURRING/COLOURINGREGULATIONS RELATING TO DESIGNS
• Rule 18 An application may contain a brief statement describing the
representation or the features of the design, but the statement must not describe
a utilitarian function or a method or principle of manufacture or construction
THE PARTIAL DESIGN CAN BE DESCRIBED USING A STATEMENTEXAMPLE OF A STATEMENT
• Finished Article: Table
• Statement: The design is limited to the features of shape and configuration
applied to the Table. The legs do not form part of the designEXAMPLE OF USING BROKEN LINES
• Finished Article: Glasses
• Statement: Fig. 1.1 is a front elevated view of the Glasses.
IT IS UNNECESSARY TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THE BROKEN LINES
DO NOT FORM PART OF THE DESIGN AS THIS IS DEEMED BY RULE 17(3)EXAMPLE OF USING COLOURING
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2 Fig. 1.3
• Finished Article: Car
• Statement: Fig. 1.1 is a front view of the car;
Fig. 1.2 is a left perspective view of the car; and,
Fig. 1.3 is a right-side view of the car.
IF IT IS NOT EVIDENT THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE COLOURING IS TO INDICATE THAT THE
APPLICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO THESE FEATURES, A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT
SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION.EXAMPLE OF USING BLURRING
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2 Fig. 1.3
• Finished Article: Car
• Statement: Fig. 1.1 is a front view of the car;
Fig. 1.2 is a left perspective view of the car; and,
Fig. 1.3 is a left-side view of the car.
IF IT IS NOT EVIDENT THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE BLURRING IS TO INDICATE THAT THE
APPLICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO THESE FEATURES, A STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT
SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION.USING BOUNDARY LINES
• The Design Office will accept the use of boundary lines to define a boundary
between the design and non-design portions of the article where the use of a
statement of limitation, broken or dotted lines, colouring or blurring alone do not
clearly show the design as applied to the article.
• An accompanying statement should be included that the boundary line is used to
define design and non-design portions of an article.
• There are four types of acceptable boundary lines: 1) dot-dash, 2) coloured, 3)
dotted and 4) broken.
OTHER TYPES OF BOUNDARY LINES ARE ACCEPTABLE AS LONG AS THEIR PURPOSE IS
CLEARLY DEFINEDEXAMPLES OF USING BOUNDARY LINES
DOT-DASH
• Finished Article: Shoe sole
• Statement: Fig. 1 is a bottom view of the
shoe sole. The dot-dash boundary line does
not form part of the design and is included to
indicate that the design is limited to the
features within its boundary.
Fig. 1.EXAMPLES OF USING BOUNDARY LINES
COLOURED
• Finished Article: Shoe sole
• Statement: Fig. 1 is a bottom view of the
shoe sole. The coloured red boundary line
does not form part of the design and is
included to indicate that the design is limited
to the features within its boundary.
Fig. 1.EXAMPLES OF USING BOUNDARY LINES
DOTTED
• Finished Article: Shoe sole
• Statement: Fig. 1 is a bottom view of the
shoe sole. The dotted boundary line does not
form part of the design and is included to
indicate that the design is limited to the
features within its boundary.
Fig. 1.EXAMPLES OF USING BOUNDARY LINES
BROKEN
• Finished Article: Shoe sole
• Statement: Fig. 1 is a bottom view of the
shoe sole. The broken boundary line does
not form part of the design and is included to
indicate that the design is limited to the
features within its boundary.
Fig. 1.PARTIAL DESIGN PROTECTION IN CANADA
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