Keeping Time with LKQ: A Case Study on Design Patent Obviousness
The prosecution history of Design Patent Application No. 29/860,441 (US D1,057,742) provides an insightful case study on the evolving obviousness standard in design patents post-LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC., 102 F.4th 1280 (Fed. Cir. 2024). This application faced an initial rejection under 35 U.S.C. §103 based on
January 21, 2025
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