by John Evans, Ph.D. | Mar 12, 2026 | Design Patents, Federal Circuit
By Adam Cook and John Evans – On February 2, 2026, a split Federal Circuit panel affirmed summary judgment of no design-patent infringement issued by a Maine federal court. Range of Motion Prods., LLC v. Armaid Co. Inc., No. 2023-2427, 2026 WL 261890 (Fed. Cir....
by John Evans, Ph.D. | Oct 3, 2025 | Design Patents, PTAB News
By Ernie Oleksy and John Evans – Federal Circuit decisions applying the new standards for design-patent obviousness continue to inform how patent challengers should frame their plans of attack, both in the PTAB and in the courts. In Dynamite Marketing, Inc. v....
by John Evans, Ph.D. | Jul 31, 2025 | Design Patents
By John Evans and Tanvi Kumar* – We have covered the LKQ v. GM design patent disputes from the PTAB decision through appeal and en banc rehearing. And now we report on yet another chapter in the saga between these parties. Background. LKQ and GM took an...
by John Evans, Ph.D. | Sep 27, 2024 | Design Patents, Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Connor Scholes and John Evans – On August 6, 2024, the PTAB issued its first written decision applying a new test for obviousness of design patents. In Next Step Group, Inc. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., IPR2024-00525, Paper 16 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 6, 2024)...
by John Evans, Ph.D. | Sep 18, 2024 | Design Patents, Prior Art Issues
By Connor Scholes and John Evans – In a recent decision, the PTAB determined that images of products offered for sale via online retailers, such as Amazon, did not alone qualify as printed publications—even if the images showed the product and the date it was...
