Webcast - Sept 22, 7PM EST: Ken Germaine: Does the Constitution Allow Dual Protection Under Design Patent and Trade Dress Regimes for the Same Subject Matter?

Ken Germain, Of Counsel, Wood Herron & Evans LLP., will provide a webinar entitled "Does the Constitution Allow Dual Protection Under Design Patent and Trade Dress Regimes for the Same Subject Matter?" on Tuesday, September 22nd at & 7:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Register here. 

Traditionally, product designs have been protected both as design patents and trade dress. But should different intellectual property law regimes protect the same features of a product consecutively or even concurrently? The Constitution's Patent/Copyright Clause (Art. I//8/8) certainly can and the Commerce Clause (Art. 1/8/3) probably can provide such protection. But is it allowable and appropriate for both of them to apply to the very same design? Join the Patent Law Committee as it hosts a conversation with Ken Germain as he discuss the PC Cl. and Commerce Cl., and what type of IP protection is available.

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