As 2024 draws to a close, several crucial developments — some aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices, others ...

In LKQ, the court overturned its long-standing Rosen-Durling decision, potentially opening a larger pool of prior art to design patents. A utility patent protects a patented item’s function ...

However, its overall protection isn't as effective as a utility patent because the invention's design can be changed many times, thus helping others who want to use your design avoid patent ...