Event Detail
Recap: Jake Wharton Speaks on Design Patent Infringement Issues at USPTO Event
July 11, 2011
ALEXANDRIA, VA.—Womble Carlyle patent attorney Jake Wharton spoke at the Global Intellectual Property Academy Protection of Industrial Design Program, sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The program took place on July 11-14 at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Va.
Wharton spoke on “Design Patent Infringement and the Bottom Line.” His presentation addressed:
- The effects and impact design infringement
- Challenges in design enforcement
- Addressing design infringement
- Design infringement prosecution issues
- Enforcement options
- Strategies for design patents, both in the U.S. and globally
The Global Intellectual Property Academy is attended by patent examiners from across the globe. Wharton’s invitation to speak demonstrates Womble Carlyle’s leadership in the fields of design patents and design patent litigation.
Jake Wharton devotes his practice primarily to intellectual property dispute resolution, including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation; proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board; trade secret misappropriation litigation; antitrust matters; and related intellectual property disputes. Prior to focusing on dispute resolution, Jake prepared and prosecuted patent applications in the pharmaceutical, agriculture, biotechnology, and life science technologies. He is the author of Womble Carlyle’s Furniture Law Blog.