The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant changes to the patent fee schedule which will take effect on January 19, 2025. The changes include new or significant increases to several...more
On May 21, 2024, the Federal Circuit overruled the longstanding Rosen-Durling test for evaluating the obviousness of design patents. LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC, No. 21-2348, slip op. at 15 (Fed. Cir. May 21,...more