Changes to Patentability of Design Patents
Updates to design patent requirements
Updates to Obviousness Requirement Analysis
Updates to the analysis needed for finding obviousness in a patent
Responding to Claims of Obviousness: The Weight of Secondary Factors
In 2015, Volvo Penta launches a stern-drive, steerable, forward-facing marine engine. In these motors, the propeller faces the bow, as seen from Figure 1.[i] The product was based on a…