Design Patent Infringement Implicates Covered Advertising Claims

(Consultant) The Limited v. Nationwide Ins. Co., Ohio Court of Common Pleadings, Franklin County, Case No. 94CVH11-8405. (Case settled on favorable terms following pursuit of a motion for summary judgment re the design patent where exposure for sale of the fruit legging product created potential coverage depended on proof of advertising and fell within the policy language for misappropriation of an advertising idea.)