Lisette Donewald
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Relax, design patent claim scope doesn’t include functional elements
By Lisette Donewald on Feb 12, 2026
Posted In Patents
Addressing the issue of functional versus ornamental features, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment of noninfringement, concluding that no reasonable juror could find the accused product’s design substantially similar to the patented design once functional features were properly excluded. Range of Motion Prods. v. Armaid Co.,...
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Direct injection fuel dispute fizzles
By Lisette Donewald on Jan 8, 2026
Posted In Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed three Patent Trial & Appeal Board final written decisions finding claims of three related patents unpatentable as obvious and reiterated that challenges to the Board’s authority to institute inter partes review (IPR) proceedings are largely insulated from appellate review under 35 U.S.C. § 314(d). Ethanol...
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