Fed Circ refuses to ‘rewrite’ design patent law in Ford win

24-07-2019

Rory O'Neill

Fed Circ refuses to ‘rewrite’ design patent law in Ford win

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit refused yesterday to import the doctrine of ‘aesthetic functionality’ from trademark law into the realm of design patents, as it ruled in favour of Ford in an appeal from the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA).


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