Legal Opinion
Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 6, 2016No. 15–777PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
Section 289 of the Patent Act provides a damages remedy specific to design patent infringement. A person who manufactures or sells "any article of manufacture to which [a patented] design or colorable imitation has been applied shall be liable to the owner to the extent of his total profit." 35 U.S.C. § 289 . In the case of a design for a single-component product, such as a dinner plate, the product is the "article of manufacture" to which the design has been applied. In the case of a design for a multicomponent product, such as a kitchen oven, identifying the "article of manufacture" to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Dobson v. DornanSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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