Saidman DesignLaw Group
Firm overview:
Saidman DesignLaw Group is laser-focused on prosecution, helping some of the foremost design-driven companies secure robust protection for their innovations. The Maryland-based practice offers domestic and worldwide design patent counseling and portfolio management, and advice on all related issues. This includes the more complex aspects such as non-traditional designs, and broad protection for overall designs, partial designs and design features.
Team overview:
Founder and of counsel Perry Saidman is an acknowledged pioneer in the design law field. As well as being involved in developing design strategies for clients at Saidman DesignLaw Group, he focuses on enforcement and litigation through dedicated firm Perry Saidman LLC. Saidman writes extensively on design patent law and provides expert consultancy on the topic, as well as training corporate and private practitioners.
Key matters:
- Saidman DesignLaw has filed numerous design patents for Apple, including one for “portable computer” in December 2024 and others that year, including an “ornamental design for a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface”.
- Toyota relies upon the firm to prosecute design patents for various innovations, including rear combination lamps.
- Saidman DesignLaw’s design patent applications for 2024 also included for watchmaker Seiko.
Clients:
Apple, Caterpillar, Toyota, Seiko.
