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En Banc Federal Circuit Overrules Longstanding Test for Design Patent Obviousness

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week in the Federal Circuit (June 7-11): Prosecution Laches—Following the Letter of the Law May Not Always Be Enough

If last week’s post on prosecution disclaimer left you hoping for more decisions about the patent application process, you're in luck. This week we're covering another case about patent prosecution and the somewhat rare...more

McDermott Will & Emery

PTAB Designates Two Opinions Precedential and One Opinion Informative, Further Clarifying the Scope of the Board’s Discretion...

Addressing the scope of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“Board”) discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) to deny institution, the Board designated three opinions as precedential or informative. Precedential Opinions: In...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

USPTO Issues Two Precedential Decisions Relating to the PTAB’s Discretion to Deny Institution

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Following the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) recent wave of decisions designated precedential or informative, the USPTO added two more decisions to the list last week: Valve Corp. v. Elec. Scripting...more

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