On Tuesday, the en banc Federal Circuit released its highly anticipated decision in LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, rejecting as “improperly rigid” the previous standard for evaluating whether a design patent is...more
5/24/2024
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En Banc Review ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Prosecution ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
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Utility Patents
With few substantive decisions addressing design patents, it’s always exciting to see new guidance from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on how these valuable IP assets are prosecuted and enforced. In two...more
10/22/2019
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Article of Manufacture ,
Automotive Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Design Patent ,
Ford Motor ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Ornamental Design ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
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