Sterne Kessler attorneys Tracy Durkin, Deirdre Wells, Daniel Gajewski, and Ivy Estoesta hosted an engaging webinar examining how design patent law continued to evolve in 2025 across institutions, jurisdictions, and borders. Key topics included:

  • Precedential opinions from the Federal Circuit clarifying design patent scope and enforcement at the ITC
  • District court decisions that further refined infringement, patentability, and obviousness, including the latest installment in the LKQ Corporation et al. v. General Motors Company et al. saga
  • Significant procedural changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board impacting inter partes review and post-grant review challenges
  • Developments in industrial design systems around the world, as leading IP offices met for the 10th year of ID5 meetings, the Hague international design system turned 100, and the European Union began implementing its largest design reform in decades

Webinar attendees also received exclusive advance access to our 2025 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends report.

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