Design And Utility Patents Should Get Same Obviousness Test

By Alexander Chen and Katja Grosch (September 20, 2023, 2:24 PM EDT) -- The LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations case is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This matter specifically regards whether the 2007 KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning utility patents abrogates or modifies the 1982 U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals' In re: Rosen and the Federal Circuit's 1996 Durling v. Spectrum Furniture Co. Inc. decisions....

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