Checkmate, Lawyers? Dbrand's Defiant, But Sony Got What It Wanted (VL562)

Added by Tiger21821 HYPER! » October 19th, 2021, 10:21


Now it's *really* not deja vu, and your eyes aren't deceiving you. It's just Day 2 (the final day?) of talking about dbrand, the maker of "Darkplates" for Sony's PS5.

Faced with the delivery of a full design patent for the PS5's plates, the company has now said "checkmate, lawyers", by doing just about everything Sony asked of them, including redesigning their product.

Take that, multinational corporation!

Dbrand's defiant, but ultimately compliant...in Virtual Legality.

#dbrand #DarkPlates #PS5

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:17 Publishing Issues
06:50 A Change in Design
11:21 Checkmate, Lawyers
19:36 Making Guarantees and Disparaging the Base Product
24:04 Controller Patent
25:10 A New Lawsuit?
26:45 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"Dbrand Delisted: Sony PS5, Darkplates and Design Infringement (VL561)"
YouTube Video - October 18, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/iTWc22-xHkY

"Patents for designs"
35 USC 171
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/171

"Contents and term of patent; provisional rights"
35 USC 154
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/154

"Darkplates are back. Checkmate, Lawyers."
Twitter - October 18, 2021
https://twitter.com/dbrand/status/1450284646382686209

USPTO Website
https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/patent- ... al-designs
https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/ty ... tion-guide
https://www.uspto.gov/page/about-trademark-infringement

"Summary of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (1925)"
WIPO Website
https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/regist ... hague.html

"What is an International Design Patent Application?"
DRM Website
https://www.drm.com/resources/what-is-a ... pplication

Sony Cease and Desist Letter (dbrand)
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/ ... dbrand.pdf

"Darkplates 2.0"
dbrand Website
https://dbrand.com/shop/special-edition/ps5

"Darkplates are back. Checkmate, Lawyers."
Reddit Thread - October 18, 2021
https://www.reddit.com/r/dbrand/comment ... e_lawyers/

USPTO Search "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc"
https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Par ... D2=&d=PTXT

Sony's Plate Design Patent
US D932,553 S
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0 ... Inc%252522

Sony's Game Controller Housing Patent
D933,751
https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Par ... ent+Inc%22

"Attorney Fees"
35 USC 285
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/285

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DESIGN WORK
Joe Ellis (Logo Design)
Chris Leroux (Motion Graphics)
For more information: contact Chris at @Chrisleroux on Twitter.

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