2025 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends | 5th Edition

In 2025, design patent law continued to evolve across institutions, jurisdictions, and borders. It was a busy year for design patent cases at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), with three precedential opinions clarifying the scope of design patent protection and who can bring a patent enforcement campaign at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

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