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Next Wednesday, April 2, at 5 pm: The Chicago-Kent IP Law Society will hold a panel on #ScheduleA litigation. The event will be free &...

Next Wednesday, April 2, at 5 pm: The Chicago-Kent IP Law Society will hold a panel on #ScheduleA litigation.

The event will be free & open to all.

I’m honored that these students have asked me to be a panelist & proud of them for taking on this important and timely subject. I hope you can join us!

Register (for free) here: bit.ly/CKScheduleA

Save the date: The Chicago-Kent IP Law Society is planning to host a panel on #ScheduleA litigation at 5 pm on Wednesday, April 2. Everyone...

Save the date: The Chicago-Kent IP Law Society is planning to host a panel on #ScheduleA litigation at 5 pm on Wednesday, April 2. Everyone is welcome to attend.

I'm honored that these students have asked me to be a panelist & proud that they're taking on this important issue.

#ChicagoKentIP

Funny: I never even thought, for a moment, that it might be risky to specialize in an extremely American form of IP.I am actually reasonably...

Funny: I never even thought, for a moment, that it might be risky to specialize in an extremely American form of IP.

I am actually reasonably familiar with EU design law. I also, somewhat randomly, know a bit about Australian design law. And I've started doing some research on Nordic design/law.

You know, just in case that's relevant to anyone out there.

Check out this post by my coauthor @three_body_problem, which includes a great explanation of the "patent mills" problem as well...

Check out this post by my coauthor
@three_body_problem, which includes a great explanation of the "patent mills" problem as well as more examples of ridiculous design registrations: https://reeserichardson.blog/2025/02/24/patently-fraudulent/

Let's say I wanted to learn to read a bit of (simplified) Chinese. Recommendations for learning methods/programs?

Let's say I wanted to learn to read a bit of (simplified) Chinese. Recommendations for learning methods/programs?

The final version of "The Counterfeit Sham" is now available here:...

The final version of "The Counterfeit Sham" is now available here: https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-138/the-counterfeit-sham/ #LawProfs #LegalScholarship #CounterfeitRhetoric #Schedule A

Guess I may as well make it Internet official: I'm rebranding! No more Burstein, back to Fackrell (FACK-rull).

Guess I may as well make it Internet official: I'm rebranding! No more Burstein, back to Fackrell (FACK-rull).

Well, we've got a Design Law Treaty. Whether it's good or not remains to be...

Well, we've got a Design Law Treaty. Whether it's good or not remains to be seen.

https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2024/article_0017.html

Fantastic decision by Judge Daniel (NDIL) rejecting the "swarm" theory of #ScheduleA...

Fantastic decision by Judge Daniel (NDIL) rejecting the "swarm" theory of #ScheduleA joinder:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.465560/gov.uscourts.ilnd.465560.27.0.pdf

#CivProMatters

Jag har frågor: https://gizmodo.com/sweden-wants-to-be-the-first-country-to-trademark-its-name-2000524848 #Sweden #sverige #trademarks

Jag har frågor: https://gizmodo.com/sweden-wants-to-be-the-first-country-to-trademark-its-name-2000524848 #Sweden #sverige #trademarks

@ScholasticaLawReviews In the past week, there has been a huge migration of law profs from Twitter to Bluesky. We'd love to see your...

@ScholasticaLawReviews In the past week, there has been a huge migration of law profs from Twitter to Bluesky. We'd love to see your feed there as well.

It's also possible to bridge this account to Bluesky if you'd prefer: https://fed.brid.gy/

Please note: Anyone who responds to this by berating me or suggesting I should have done more to get people to come here instead will be...

Please note: Anyone who responds to this by berating me or suggesting I should have done more to get people to come here instead will be blocked.

Hi all: I still like it here and still believe in the fedi but the law people all seem to be going to Bluesky. So I've been posting more...

Hi all:

I still like it here and still believe in the fedi but the law people all seem to be going to Bluesky. So I've been posting more over there these days.

I'm keeping this account but I've got some requests for a bridge.

So if you want to see what I'm posting over there, you can follow: @design-law.bsky.social

D641,277 - issued in 2011 for a design for a "broken heart mourning ring."

D641,277 - issued in 2011 for a design for a "broken heart mourning ring."

Looking forward to presenting my (extremely) early stage new project, "Ornamentality and Crime," today at the Mosaic IP Law &...

Looking forward to presenting my (extremely) early stage new project, "Ornamentality and Crime," today at the Mosaic IP Law & Policy Roundtable: https://iipsj.org/programs/annual-mosaic-conference/ #LawFedi #LawProfs #LegalScholarship #DesignHistory

Chicago-Kent College of law is reviving the Chicagoland IP Workshop! If you're an IP prof in "Chicagoland" (define it however...

Chicago-Kent College of law is reviving the Chicagoland IP Workshop! If you're an IP prof in "Chicagoland" (define it however you want), please come join us on 12/6.

The deadline for expressions of interest has been extended through 11/6. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKSzysiUSD6MuZNe4kD35NL5uTMgjZxwP4XbQDlUq-5yZmXg/viewform?usp=sf_link

#LawFedi #LawProfs #ChicagoIP

D317,254 - issued in 1991 for a* design for a bag. #DesignPatents #Halloween -----* Really multiple designs but the applicant seems to have...

D317,254 - issued in 1991 for a* design for a bag. #DesignPatents #Halloween

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* Really multiple designs but the applicant seems to have somehow convinced the examiner that they were just different embodiment of the same design.

Some great arguments in favor of dissolving the preliminary injunction in a GBC "Schedule A" case. So of course, that defendant...

Some great arguments in favor of dissolving the preliminary injunction in a GBC "Schedule A" case. So of course, that defendant got dismissed:
https://bsky.app/profile/design-law.bsky.social/post/3l7qzh57zi32a

#ScheduleAFightsBack

Here's a good decision on #joinder in a #ScheduleA case:https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hvwhptk4oerwsuzau66ikwfy/post/3l7nvlywnyo2v

Here's a good decision on #joinder in a #ScheduleA case:

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hvwhptk4oerwsuzau66ikwfy/post/3l7nvlywnyo2v

You can read an older draft here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909#DesignPatents #CounterfeitRhetoric...

You can read an older draft here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909

#DesignPatents #CounterfeitRhetoric #LegalScholarship