The landscape of design patent law has recently evolved with the introduction of a new standard for determining obviousness. For decades, the Rosen-Durling test was used to assess obviousness of ...

LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC has brought attention to the ongoing debate surrounding design patent law, particularly with respect to the Rosen-Durling test for design patent ...

A recent GM patent filing shows off the ornamental design for a new vehicle trunk lid, although the patent does not explicitly state which vehicle the new trunk lid design will be used for. Judging by ...

“The ‘more flexible approach’ adopted this week will unquestionably give [design patent] challengers more latitude to argue that prior art warrants a finding of obviousness.” Applications for design ...

Firms reflect on how they’re managing their design patent practices as brands seek to enforce their rights at the Northern District of Illinois and beyond Design patent litigation has spiked in recent ...

A new Nintendo patent may reveal the design of the Nintendo Switch 2, and thus our first, rough look at the new Nintendo console. The patent in question was first filed in late 2022, but only ...

Accessories maker argues that Federal Circuit decision conflicts with past precedents | Long-running legal battle centres upon a heat reflective design patent and has been back and forth between US ...

Mazda Motor has been granted a patent for a design method for a vehicle control system. The method involves determining whether an operation-signal generation unit should be provided in a zone ECU or ...

McCormick has been granted a patent for an ornamental design of a bottle cap. GlobalData’s report on McCormick gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report ...