Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Treat Design Patents Like Patents

By Dani Kass ( April 7, 2023, 9:28 PM EDT) -- Various players in the world of replacement auto parts have urged the full Federal Circuit to reconsider the test used for determining design patents are invalid as obvious, arguing the court is treating design patents more like trademarks than utility patents, thus making invalidations nearly impossible....

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