Colin B. Harris
Senior Associate
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Colin B. Harris

Senior Associate

COLIN B. HARRIS is a patent protection attorney in the firm’s Mechanical Patent Prosecution and Industrial Designs groups. He drafts and prosecutes patent applications in many fields, including automotive and aerospace technologies, packaging, consumer electronics, semiconductor manufacturing, and medical devices. Mr. Harris also provides client counseling, including clearance reviews and infringement and validity opinions for utility and design patents.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Harris was a law clerk in an Arlington, Virginia intellectual property law firm. Mr. Harris also served as an intern for the Honorable Paul J. Luckern of the International Trade Commission (ITC). While in law school, Mr. Harris was a member of the Civil Rights Law Journal.

Representative Matters

Provides counsel to a spice, herb, seasoning, specialty foods and flavor manufacturer on a broad range of issues, including preparing opinions and drafting and prosecuting patent applications.

Represents an automobile manufacturer in protecting a wide range of technologies - from suspensions and transmissions to fuel cells and hybrid power trains.

Represents a digital office solutions company in protecting technologies related to printing and other imaging devices. He has prosecuted patent applications, including applications under accelerated examination, and provided opinions for the company.

Represents a producer of automotive components in obtaining design patent protection by drafting new applications, filing design divisional applications from existing utility applications, and conducting in-person interviews with Design Patent Examiners at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Represents a chemical and cosmetics company. His work includes drafting and prosecuting design and utility applications for the company.

OAKLEY FILES SUIT AGAINST UVEX OVER SUNGLASSES PATENTS
Friday, February 10, 2012

Oakley, Inc. (“Oakley”) filed suit against Uvex Sports, Inc. (“Uvex”) on February 3, 2012, in the in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  Oakley alleges that certain Uvex products infringe U.S. patent no. 5,638,145 (“the ‘145 patent”), D557,325 (“the D325 patent...

Keurig Sues Rogers Family Co. Over Single-Serve Coffee Container Design
Friday, November 11, 2011

Keurig has filed suit against Rogers Family Co. (“Rogers”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging that beverage containers sold by Rogers infringe one design patent and two utility patents.  The complaint states that the beverage containers sold by Rogers, such as its “OneCups,” are...

Daimler Sues Over Alleged smart fortwo Knockoffs
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Daimler AG filed a Complaint in the Eastern District of Michigan against Shuanghuan Automobile Company, Shuanghuan Auto USA, and Wheego Electric Cars, Inc. for trademark and trade dress infringement, trademark counterfeiting, trademark dilution, and patent infringement related to Daimler’s smart fortwo cars.  The design patents at...

ITC Investigates Certain Protective Cases and Components Thereof
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

As reported on Oblon’s ITC blog here, the U.S. International Trade Commission  (“ITC”) has instituted an investigation in response to a complaint filed by Otter Products, LLC alleging...

Kraft Foods Sues Van Law Food Products Over Bottle
Monday, May 23, 2011
Design Day 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011

Design Day 2011 was held on April 5 at the USPTO. Many members of our Industrial Designs group made the short walk to the USPTO and attended this annual event focused on U.S. design patents. Design Day 2011 was organized by a number of individuals, including Oblon Spivak’s ...

Garmin Ltd. v. Bryton Inc.
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Garmin filed suit against Bryton in a Kansas federal court, claiming that Bryton devices for cycling enthusiasts infringe design and utility patents held by Garmin.  The design patent in suit is U.S. Patent No. D632,984 (hereinafter “the ‘984 patent”) and is titled “Electronic Device.”  Figure 1, which is a front perspective view, and...

Sam Adams Brewer Asks ITC To Block Beer Glasses
Friday, February 25, 2011

As reported on Oblon, Spivak’s ITC Blog, Boston Beer Corporation (“Boston Beer”) filed a ...

Patentability of Bank of America Corp.’s Design Patent Affirmed
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

As reported in Oblon Spivak’s Patents Post-Grant blog, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the patentability of Bank of America Corp.’s design patent for a miniature credit...

U.S. Continues to Delay Ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs
Friday, June 11, 2010

Brief History of the Hague Agreement

The Hague Agreement is part of the legal framework of the Hague System -- a system that provides a simplified mechanism for registering industrial designs in contracting states.  Under the Hague Agreement, an industrial design can be registered in any number of designated...

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