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ITC Clears LKQ, Others In Car Lamp Patent Cases

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International Trade Commission has undone administrative findings that Chicago parts maker LKQ Corp. and other companies flouted federal patent law by allegedly importing certain headlights and taillights.

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GM Warns Full Fed. Circ. Against Design Patent 'Free-For-All'

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Auto parts company LKQ Corp. is trying to turn a "common sense" approach to reviewing the invalidity of design patents into a "free-for-all" that cannot be endorsed by a federal appeals court, a General Motors unit has argued to the full Federal Circuit.

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Reevaluating Design Patent Obviousness

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The case under scrutiny is LKQ Corp. For years, auto insurance companies and others have argued that this improperly raises costs. ” If you support LKQ (making it easier to invalidate design patents), amicus briefs will be due in late August. GM Global Tech , 21-2348 (Fed. Does KSR International Co. Teleflex Inc.,