“40 years of predictability has been discarded”: Federal Circuit applies new flexibility to design patent obviousness
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The decision to apply a new, flexible standard to design patent obviousness could open design patents to more validity challenges, result in inconsistent rulings and benefit counterfeiters and aftermarket companies, attorneys warn.
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