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The Open Road Automotive Law Blog
China Auto: Beyond the Headlines
By Thomas Moga
There’s no shortage of news coming out of China’s automotive market. Here, we highlight two articles worth a read and offer our take on why the developments matter for the…
Protecting the Product
Recap of 2024 U.S. Design Patent Drama: Here’s What We Know Now
By Chaerim Lee, Justin DeAngelis
In 2024, design patent law encountered a couple of major changes: the implementation of a new design patent bar, and the upending of decades of obviousness law under 35 U.S.C.…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
GM’s investment in Thacker Pass lithium project boosts Lithium Americas stock to new highs
Osler, Cassels, Goodmans, Fasken, Torys, Norton Rose Fulbright legal counsel this week
PTABWatch
Federal Circuit Abandons Rosen-Durling Test for Design Patent Obviousness
By Ryan J. Schermerhorn, Matt Nealon
As discussed in a recent post, On May 21, 2024, the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Tech. Operations LLC, significantly impacting design…
TortsProf Blog
Engstrom et al. on Protective Orders
Nora Freeman Engstrom, David Freeman Engstrom, Jonah B. Gelbach, Austin Peters, and Aaron Schaffer-Neitz have posted to SSRN Secrecy by Stipulation. The abstract provides:GM Ignition Switch. Dalkon Shield. Oxycontin. For decades,…
Patents Post-Grant
PTAB Recalibrates Related Party Analysis
Valve Precedent Reined In by Director Review Order Last week the Director vacated IPR denials based upon a misapplication of Valve Corp. v. Elec. Scripting Prods., Inc., IPR2019-00062, Paper 11…
Protecting the Product
Design Patent Obviousness Inquiry Is Up for Review at the CAFC
As we have previously written about here, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has granted a petition for an en banc rehearing of LKQ…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Best Practices for Employers Amidst Signs of a Labour Union Resurgence
Special thanks to our articling student Ravneet Minhas for contributing to this update. With pervasive inflation and an uncertain job market, many Canadians are emerging from the pandemic with bolder…
Dashboard Insights
Key Impacts and Strategies for Suppliers Affected by the Ongoing UAW Strike
By Ann Marie Uetz Vanessa L. Miller, Nicholas J. Ellis, William Kalas
The United Auto Workers Union strike against the Detroit Three automakers that began on September 15th continues with no immediate resolution in sight. The UAW expanded the strike on Friday…
Protecting the Product
Uncertainty Ahead if Design Patent Obviousness Test is Abrogated by <em>en banc </em>CAFC
In a surprising move, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) has granted a petition for rehearing en banc on the issue of whether the test for determining…