IP Program Lunch Panel: Design Patents En Banc: LKQ v. GM
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Design Patents En Banc: LKQ v. GM
Chicago-Kent College of Law
September 3, 2024
12–1:30 p.m.
Room 704
Please join us at Chicago-Kent on Tuesday, September 3 for a panel discussion on the obviousness standard in design patent law, led by Chicago-Kent law professors. Please RSVP here.
In May, the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision in LKQ v. GM. It was the court’s first patent en banc case in five years and its third design patent en banc case ever. In its decision, the Federal Circuit revamped the standard for deciding when a design is obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Our expert panel will discuss how the law changed and what to expect going forward.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Sarah (Fackrell) Burstein, Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Chris Carani, Shareholder at McAndrews, Held & Malloy
- Barry Irwin, Partner of Irwin IP LLP
- Alaina Pak, Associate attorney at Banner Witcoff
The panel will be moderated by Greg Reilly, Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty & Research
This event is free and open to Chicago-Kent law students, faculty, and the general IP community. A pizza and salad lunch will be served.
Graeme B. Dinwoodie
Co-Director of the Program in Intellectual Property Law University Distinguished Professor Global Professor of Intellectual Property Law