In 2025, design patent law continued to evolve across institutions, jurisdictions, and borders. It was a busy year for design patent cases at the ...

The Commission issued no remedial order in the two design patent cases that terminated in 2024: Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps (Inv. No. 337-TA-1291) and Certain Replacement Automotive Lamps II ...

Rivian continues to explore new ways to enhance the ownership experience of its electric vehicles. A patent application titled "Retractable Double Width Expanding Camper Shell" was filed by Rivian ...

“[O]ur elimination of the rigid Rosen-Durling test is compelled by both the statute and Supreme Court precedent.” – CAFC opinion But in June 2023, the court granted an increasingly rare en banc review ...

In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more ...

Ram has officially secured a U.S. design patent for the Rampage, its midsize pickup currently sold outside the United States. The patent, granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (hat tip to ...

Hero MotoCorp has filed a design patent for the Vida VXZ electric bike.The Vida VXZ was unveiled at EICMA 2025. The bike has ...

Counsel say a Federal Circuit ruling on the obviousness test for design patents may increase the time IP owners spend defending their rights A ruling by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ...

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators. The 2016 report dissects the macro trends associated with filing activity and ...