In its first en banc patent decision since 2018, the Federal Circuit overruled the longstanding obviousness test for design patents under 35 U.S.C. 103. LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC, No. 21‑2348 slip op. (Fed....more
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- Castle Defense: Federal Circuit Reinforces Patent Damages Gate in VirnetX
- Standards Patent Licensing: Always Apportionment, Sometimes Stacking
- Supreme Court to Consider Good-Faith...more
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In 2007, the willfulness inquiry changed significantly with the Federal Circuit’s seminal decision, In re Seagate. In addition to establishing a new twoprong test for willful infringement, the Federal Circuit in Seagate...more