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22 Σεπ 2008 · Appellant Egyptian Goddess, Inc., ("EGI") brought this action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleging that Swisa, Inc., and Dror Swisa (collectively, "Swisa") had infringed EGI's U.S. Design Patent No. 467,389 ("the 389 patent").
22 Σεπ 2008 · Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc., 543 F.3d 665 (Fed. Cir.2008), United States of America. Date of Judgment September 22, 2008. Issuing Authority Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Level of the Issuing Authority Appellate Instance. Type of Procedure Judicial (Civil) Subject Matter Industrial Designs. Keywords.
Appellant Egyptian Goddess, Inc., (‘‘EGI’’) brought this action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, alleging that Swisa, Inc., and Dror Swisa (collectively, ‘‘Swisa’’) had infringed EGI’s U.S. Design Patent No. 467,389 (‘‘the 8389 patent’’). The patent
Egyptian Goddess brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas claiming that Swisa had infringed their patent claiming a design for a fingernail buffer, consisting of a rectangular, hollow tube having a generally square cross-section and featured
Facts. Egyptian Goddess, Inc. (EGI) (plaintiff) obtained a patent for a nail buffer that was a hollow, rectangular tube with buffing surfaces on three of the four sides. Subsequently, Swisa, Inc. (Swisa) (defendant) designed a nail buffer that was a hollow, rectangular tube with buffing surfaces on all four sides.
27 Σεπ 2008 · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which had granted summary judgment in favor of Swisa, Inc, finding that no jury could reasonably find Swisa’s nail-buffer design infringed Egyptian Goddess’s design patent.
In a decision favorable to holders of design patents, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc., has removed a major element previously required to prove design patent infringement.
