The claim of infringement of the D'809 patent should definitely fail.
The claim of infringement against the D'324 patent should also fail but it would be a closer issue.
And if you're feeling bad for the plaintiff, remember: They could have disclaimed the shape of the post. They didn't. So differences in the post shape matter.
For more on how design patent disclaimers work, see:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3539149
Sarah Burstein /
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2024-01-18 13:46:18
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