U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Automotive Body Parts Ass'n v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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- Opinion
- Filed
- July 11, 2019
- Case
- Automotive Body Parts Ass'n v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Case status
- Decided
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Stoll, Circuit Judge. This case involves both differences and similarities between design patents and utility patents. A design patent protects a "new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture." 35 U.S.C. § 171 (a). While established law b…
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