That same day Samsung was also awarded a series
of smartphone design patents.
Not exact matches
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In terms
of the
design of the phone, Samsung's CEO admitted that the
design of the phone was explicitly created to circumvent Apple
design patents, with a slightly tapered
design that is unlike any iPhone model on the market, in an obvious nod to currently ongoing litigation while the size
of the phone is meant to resemble a miniature tablet rather than any conventional
smartphone, with an elongated teardrop shape.
Obviously,
design patents covering the shape
of a tablet or
smartphone are not an Android issue.
As a result, the Court vacated a $ 399 Million damage award against Samsung Electronics Co. in a lawsuit alleging infringement
of design patents covering features
of Apple, Inc.'s iPhone
smartphones and sent the case back to the Federal Circuit Court
of Appeal for further analysis.
But the whole problem would go away if «article
of manufacture» was interpreted more narrowly, given that two
of the
design patents in question relate to only the outer cases
of smartphones.
The Federal Circuit's holding would require awarding Apple all
of Samsung's profits for sales
of a
smartphone containing any Apple
design patent, even a trivial one.
Only a part
of the CCIA's argument (the part that explains a disgorgement
of total profits for one
design patent can't be the answer since Apple holds multiple
smartphone - related
design patents, in which case a damages claim could theoretically amount to many billions
of dollars) is duplicative
of the professors» simultaneous filing.
From a damages point
of view, the
smartphone design patent part
of the case is the real moneymaker for Apple here, but this is about stopping infringement more so than about money, and from an IP enforcement point
of view, the D'889
patent is presumbly no less important to Apple than those iPhone
design patents.
I would argue that the combination
of these two outcomes related to
design patents doesn't make sense, but Apple's
smartphone design patent case is strong enough that a jury can find that way, and the tablet
design patent case is so strong that Apple may very well get the jury overruled either by Judge Koh or on appeal.
However, I can't see how the existence
of other
smartphone - related
patents (utility
patents as well as
design patents) would not have probative value: the single strongest argument for a narrowly - defined article
of manufacture (just the casing) simply is that there is so much more in and on a
smartphone than just a very few, narrow
designs.
Apple argues that this
smartphone case has different characteristics than Samsung's hypothetical example
of a disgorgement
of total profits could affect the manufacturer
of a car only because
of a cupholder infringing a
design patent.
On remand, the Federal Circuit will have to decide whether «the relevant article
of manufacture for each
design patent... is the
smartphone or a particular
smartphone component.»
One
of my favorite Samsung
smartphone designs was found in a granted
design patent published in early January by the U.S. Patent Office regarding a «fold - out» foldable smartphone d
patent published in early January by the U.S.
Patent Office regarding a «fold - out» foldable smartphone d
Patent Office regarding a «fold - out» foldable
smartphone design.
The second granted
patent is for another foldable
smartphone design, except this time the fold isn't evenly proportioned and adds a clear component that allows the user to view a large lip area that exposes either app icons or live alerts
of incoming email or text messages.
Continue reading «A Major Roundup
of Samsung's Latest
Smartphone Designs from the U.S.
Patent Office»»
Last week the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office published a design patent of Samsung's revealing a fold - out smartphone design as noted
Patent and Trademark Office published a
design patent of Samsung's revealing a fold - out smartphone design as noted
patent of Samsung's revealing a fold - out
smartphone design as noted below.
This is one
of the more original
smartphone designs we've seen in quite some time, and shortly after people started raving about it, Andy Rubin revealed on Twitter that Essential filed a
patent for a very similar
design in May
of 2016.
The
smartphone design patents at issue in the case include a black rectangular front face with round corners, another for a similar face with a rim and a colorful grid
of 16 icons.
The potential cost
of infringing a single
patent design in a case like this would make other
smartphone manufacturers decide to stay out
of the market to avoid liability, according to the filing.
This piece is information is from one
of the images attached to the Samsung's
patents which show a
design sketch which looks like the future S9
smartphone.
«Samsung Invents Dual Display
Smartphones Reflecting New User Interfaces and Modes
of Operation Main New Samsung
Design Patents Reveal a Differently Curved
Smartphone, Tablets Docked to a Keyboard & More»
Today, the US
Patent and Trademark Office granted Samsung a series
of 18
design patents covering
smartphones, mobile terminals, cameras and more.
Today, Samsung was granted a series
of new
design patents covering a few tablet ideas, a differently curved
smartphone and a few oddities along the way.
The pen or stylus is the focus
of the
design patent though they're clearly envisioning it working with a newly styled
smartphone with slight finger grooving down the side to give users a better grip
of the display while writing, taking orders or drawing.
The rest
of the
design accommodates all previous
patent specs for Google Glass including built - in cellular data connectivity standards so as to allow Google Glass owners to access the web directly without the need
of doing so via an Android
smartphone.
Contrary to the original Samsung «Round»
smartphone design, we see that Samsung is also thinking
of one that curved vertically as noted in Samsung's
patent figures noted below.
Could the current Samsung
design patent published this week be one
of their new
smartphone design coming to market?
As you could see in
patent FIG. 2 above that the folding
of the display sounds like the display will be folded like a piece
of paper whereas the actual
design illustrates that within the frame
of the
smartphone actually creates a loop in the display at the fold mark so as to not damage the display with repeated folding.
«LG Prepares for the Next Wave
of Mobile TV
Smartphones Main Google, Samsung & HP win New
Design Patents»
A new round
of interesting
design patents that were granted to Samsung today includes a new
smartphone, 3 new speaker
designs, a new tablet backside
design with a baffle to better handle heat build - up and a
smartphone User Interface
design.
Earlier this week, the US
Patent & Trademark Office officially granted Samsung a design patent for one of their Galaxy smartp
Patent & Trademark Office officially granted Samsung a
design patent for one of their Galaxy smartp
patent for one
of their Galaxy
smartphones.
The
patent notes also claim another manufacturer can not make the similar shape
of this
design for their
smartphone which applies.
LG Electronics on Thursday won a
patent describing a foldable
smartphone equipped with two batteries and a pair
of 3.5 mm headphone jacks, with the
design being published by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Samsung has been granted a number
of new
design patents by the US
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), reports Patently Mobile — and they include everything from a foldable
smartphone to a 360 - degree speaker.
In total, we're catching a glimpse
of five
design patents: the first two showcase a
smartphone and tablet with a stretchable display, the third appears to be a fold - out handset, the fourth looks like a «stretchable» screen and the fifth... Well, we can't even begin to fathom what it is.
The new
smartphone design patented by Samsung reveals a device with an oval - shaped frame and a wraparound display that puts key function buttons on the back
of the device.
Samsung loves to experiment with different types
of designs for its gadgets and a new
patent flagged by Galaxy Club shows that the company has come up with some truly wild
smartphone designs that go well beyond anything it has released so far.
We highly doubt it, both because obtaining a
patent on a variation
of the classic
smartphone rectangular
design is tricky, and because Huawei might argue the Nokia 808 Pureview came out before the Grand S.
New
patents surfacing this week show Samsung's continued development
of the foldable
smartphone, the Korean giant's «next big thing,» as well as future Galaxy
smartphone design.
Razer can benefit greatly from having the
patents,
design blueprints, and everything in - between
design and release
of a
smartphone already in place.
Now, judging by the
patent application at hand, the Halo button could also determine the location
of the in - panel fingerprint sensor for future Meizu
smartphones, and the Halo button's
design could change from a simple circle into a fingerprint icon in order to inform users that the scanner is ready for use.