Published Research

ABOUT THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATION LIST

Below is a list of professional publications, including amicus briefs, position papers, law review articles, books, and working papers from IDSPP and its members. Board members provide content included in this list at their discretion. This is not a comprehensive list of IDSPP research and working paper efforts.

GM vs. KSR En Banc Federal Circuit Appeal

• Amicus Brief, a collaboration of Charles L. Mauro, Christopher D. Morley, Perry J. Saidman Esq. and Matthew Dowd Esq.

• IPWatchdog Article by Charles L. Mauro Following Up on CAFC En Banc Oral Argument for LKQ v. GM - ‘Where are the Designers on This?’: Some Post-Argument Thoughts on LKQ v. GM

COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR vs. SEIRUS Federal Circuit Appeal

• Amicus Brief, a collaboration of Charles L. Mauro and Damon A. Neagle

BERKELEY LAW SCHOOL Technology Law Journal

• Why the Future of Design Patent Protections Will Rely on Modern Neuroscience, Not Constitutional and Legal Reversionism, a collaboration of Charles L. Mauro and Christopher D. Morley

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON DESIGN LAW

• How Different is Different? Modern Neuroscience and Its Impact on Design Law, a collaboration of Charles L. Mauro and Christopher D. Morley

EMPIRICAL ORDINARY OBSERVER TEST (EOOT)

• Development and Initial Validation of an Empirical Ordinary Observer Test for Design Patent Infringement, a collaboration of Charles L. Mauro, Christopher D. Morley, and Paul W. Thurman

APPLE VS. SAMSUNG US Supreme Court

The following references are amicus briefs filed in support of Apple in the Samsung v. Apple Supreme Court:

Distinguished Design Professionals in Support of Apple:

Brief of Amici Curiae 113 Distinguished Industrial Design Professionals and Educators in Support of Respondent

Positive reviews about the Distinguished Design Professionals amicus brief:

1. Wang, Ghesquière and More Support Apple in Patent War

2. Apple (AAPL) Stock Up, Fashion Designers Against Samsung In Patent Fight

3. Top designers back Apple in Samsung patent appeal

4. Designers back Apple in long-standing court battle with Samsung

5. Designers come out for Apple in patent fight with Samsung

6. Design luminaries come out to protect design patent rights

7. This Samsung v. Apple Amicus Brief Is Required Reading For Designers

8. Designers: Apple Vs. Samsung Case Could Hurt Fashion

9. Are fashion designers undermining their own products by supporting Apple?

10. Amicus Curiae Brief of Crocs, Inc. in Support of Plantiff-Appelle Apple Inc. and in Support of Affirmance

All other briefs filed in support of Apple:

1. Brief of Nordock, Inc. As Amicus Curiae In Support of Respondent

2. Brief of Tiffany and Company, Adidas AG, and Yoo Collection, Inc., As Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent

3. Brief of the Boston Patent Law Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

4. Brief of Amici Curiae on Behalf of Intellectual Property Professors in Support of Respondent

5. Brief of ACT | The APP Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

6. Brief for Bison Designs, LLC; Deckers Outdoor Corporation; Design Ideas, LTD.; Kohler Co.; KRC Capital B.V.; Lutron Electronics, Inc.; Method Products, PBC; Novo Nordisk, Inc.; Nuelle, Inc.; Nuvasive, Inc.; Oakley, Inc.; Sun Products Corporation; SZ DJI Technology LTD. and Thule Group as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent

7. Brief of Roger Cleveland Golf Company, Inc. As Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

8. Brief of Amicus Curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Respondent

The following are reference documents covering both sides of the case at the Federal Circuit level, should you be interested:

The two major opposition amicus briefs filed in support of Apple:

1.  Amici Curae Brief of 54 Distinguished Industrial Design Professionals in Support of Affirmance

2. Brief of 26 Design Educators as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellee Apple Inc.

The original Samsung/Lemley brief:

1. Brief Amici Curiae of 27 Law Professors in Support of Appellant Samsung

Three other briefs written in support of Apple and in opposition to the Samsung/Lemley brief:

1. Brief of Amici Curiae Jason J. Du Mont and Mark D. Janis in Support of Appellee Apple Inc.

2. Amicus Curiae Brief of Crocs, Inc. in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee Apple Inc. and in Support of Affirmance

3. Brief of Design Ideas, lTD., novo Nordisk, Inc., Lutron Electronics, Inc., Nuvasive, Inc., Method Products. PBC, Oakley, Inc., Deckers Outdoor Corporation and Kohler Co., as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee

Samsung's reply brief to the following briefs listed above:

1. On Appeal from the United States District Court from the Northern District of California in Case No. 11-CV-01846-LHK, Honorable Lucy H. Koh

The  Federal Circuit Opinion:

1. Apple v Samsung: Design Patents Win

Samsung's Supreme Court Appeal:

1. Samsung: Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

For other blogs on this case, please see the following links:

1. Apple v. Samsung: Impact and Implications for Product Design, User Interface Design (UX), Software Development and the Future of High-Technology Consumer Products

2. JDSupra Business Advisor: A Window into the Future for Apple's Trade Dress?