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2025 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends | 5th Edition | JD Supra

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By Ivy Clarice Estoesta, Daniel Gajewski, Deirdre Wells
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January 30, 2026 Ivy Clarice Estoesta, Daniel Gajewski, Deirdre Wells Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In 2025, design patent law continued to evolve across institutions, jurisdictions, and borders.
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2024 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: District Court Design Patent Cases: A Busy Year of Case Filings | JD Supra

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By Deirdre Wells
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2024 was another busy year for district court decisions! There were multiple jury trials, case-dispositive design patent decisions, and claim construction decisions across a range of venues and at a range of case postures. We summarize below four noteworthy decisions. Homy Casa Limited v. Jili Creation Technology Co., Ltd. and Fiskars Finland Oy AB v. Woodland Tools Inc. deal with infringement questions at the complaint (Homy Casa) and summary judgment (Fiskars) stages. PainTEQ, LLC v.
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2024 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Design Patents Year in Review - Federal Circuit Appeals: A Very Big Decision in an Otherwise Quiet Year | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - JDSupra

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By Deirdre Wells
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The majority of 2024 was a quiet year for design patent cases at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court issued five opinions involving U.S. design patents: one Rule 36(a) affirmance, two decisions involving litigation misconduct, one affirmance of an Examiner’s (and Board’s) rejection, and one en banc decision that overturned more than 40 years of obviousness case law. Below we discuss the two substantive cases: LKQ Corporation v.
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