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LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC
LKQ (Fed. Cir. 2024, en banc): design patents use the Graham obviousness framework.
Citation: LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC, 102 F.4th 1280 (Fed. Cir. 2024) (en banc)
Type: Case
Jurisdiction: Federal
Issuing body: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Status: Decided
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Parties: LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Proceeding: court decision
For design patents, the Federal Circuit dropped its stricter obviousness test in 2024 and now applies the same Graham framework used for utility patents.
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