Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc.

 
APPEAL NO.
06-1562
OP. BELOW
DCT
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
Bryson

Question(s) Presented

What is “the appropriate legal standard to be used in assessing claims of design patent infringement[?]”

Holding

“[W]e hold that the ‘ordinary observer’ test should be the sole test for determining whether a design patent has been infringed.”

Date
Selected Proceedings and Orders
March 5, 2007
September 22, 2008