Longstanding Test For Design Patent Obviousness To Be Addressed En Banc

(July 3, 2023, 12:13 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said June 30 that it will rehear, en banc, a patent dispute between a licensor and former licensee and invited the solicitor general to weigh in on the continued viability of the test for design patent obviousness, which has been in place for decades....