Patently-O Bits and Bytes

• On Friday, I'll be speaking at a Stanford Conference. The topic is the Quasi-Trademark Properties of Design Patent Protection. A recent lawsuit filed by Simply Orange Juice (Coca-Cola) is typical of the approach. SOJ's design patent covers its recognizable orange juice bottle. These days, design patents are regularly obtained more easily, cheaper, and quicker than the accompanying trade dress registration. The design patent can then be used as evidence of non-functionality in the future trade dress proceedings.
• The IP Dispute Resolution Blog (IP ADR) hosted "Blawg Review #171" with dozens of links to recent interesting IP articles. [LINK]
• Today's Washington Post includes info on "A Junket that is Patently Enviable." [An all expense paid trip to Copenhagen for PTO Officials and Congressional Staffers]
• Recent Patently-O Jobs:
  • Patent Attorney - Small Corporation - Bellevue, Wash.
  • Patent Associate/Agent - Law Firm - Washington D.C.
  • Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor of Law - University of Connecticut - Hartford, Conn.
  • Paralegal - Non-Profit - Seattle, Wash.
  • Director of IP - Non-Profit - Menlo Park, Calif.
  • Patent Attorneys - Law Firm - Dallas, Texas
  • Associate Director, Assistant General Counsel-Patents - Large Corporation - Chicago, Ill.
  • Patent Associate - Law Firm - Washington, D.C.
  • Patent Counsel - Large Corporation - Sunnyvale, Calif.
  • Patent Attorney - Small Corporation - Bellevue, Wash.