Subscribe
shutterstock_1367974577_garomanjikian
GaroManjikian / Shutterstock.com
3 March 2022AmericasElizabeth Ferrill

SurgiSil: Lip implant case shows looks can be deceiving

In October 2021, the Federal Circuit issued a two-and-half page decision in In re: SurgiSil, 14 F.4th 1380 (2021). Despite clocking in at just over 600 words, this small decision could have wide-ranging repercussions in the design patent jurisprudence, in three potential ways.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Europe
J&J to acquire maker of 3D-printed spinal implants
14 September 2018   Johnson & Johnson announced this week that its subsidiary J&J Medical has acquired Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT) for an undisclosed amount.
Americas
Non-profit celebrates ear implant win
29 January 2014   A US medical research foundation has received about $131.2 million in damages after a jury found that two of its patents covering cochlear implants were infringed.


Editor's picks

Americas
UPC bans Meril Life Sciences from selling infringing heart valve
19 November 2024

Editor's picks

Americas
UPC bans Meril Life Sciences from selling infringing heart valve
19 November 2024
Americas
Big Pharma counsel embrace AI but data and legal risks loom
24 October 2024
Asia
President Xi sends message to AIPPI’s World Congress
22 October 2024
Unified Patent Court
‘Every CMS filing is painful’: Notes from a Unified Patent Court dispute
26 September 2024
Unified Patent Court
Interview: Klaus Grabinski, UPC Court of Appeal president
24 September 2024
Unified Patent Court
‘Be prepared, and don’t assume at the UPC’: Christopher Stothers
12 September 2024

More on this story

Europe
J&J to acquire maker of 3D-printed spinal implants
14 September 2018   Johnson & Johnson announced this week that its subsidiary J&J Medical has acquired Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT) for an undisclosed amount.
Americas
Non-profit celebrates ear implant win
29 January 2014   A US medical research foundation has received about $131.2 million in damages after a jury found that two of its patents covering cochlear implants were infringed.

More on this story

Europe
J&J to acquire maker of 3D-printed spinal implants
14 September 2018   Johnson & Johnson announced this week that its subsidiary J&J Medical has acquired Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT) for an undisclosed amount.
Americas
Non-profit celebrates ear implant win
29 January 2014   A US medical research foundation has received about $131.2 million in damages after a jury found that two of its patents covering cochlear implants were infringed.

More features

Bayer gains exclusive licence for heart drug in Japan
McGuireWoods expands team with ex-Novo Nordisk GC
Paul, Weiss swoops for senior duo from Weil, Gotshal
UPC bans Meril Life Sciences from selling infringing heart valve
SCOTUS denies Alvogen unit's appeal to sell Bausch Xifaxan generic
Kathi Vidal to rejoin previous firm as partner following USPTO departure
‘We took Ravgen head-on’: How we won zero-damages and others didn't
Bristol Myers Squibb leader named INTA 2025 president