LKQ Corp., represented by Lex Lumina PLLC and Irwin IP LLP, is advocating for a shift in the approach to evaluating the invalidity of design patents, urging a reevaluation of what they consider a “common sense” perspective. In response, GM Global Technology Operations LLC has presented its opposing viewpoint to the full Federal Circuit, asserting that LKQ’s proposal may lead to an undesirable “free-for-all” scenario that the federal appeals court should not endorse.
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