Legal Opinion · Dissent
Best Lock Corporation v. Ilco Unican Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 29, 1996No. 95-1528Published
1DissentPauline Newman, Circuit Judge
I respectfully dissent. The design of this key blade profile meets the statutory criteria of design patent subject matter. The design statute defines this subject matter as follows:
35 U.S.C. § 171 Patents for designs
Whoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
The provisions of this title relating to patents for inventions shall apply to patents for designs, except as otherwise provided.
Whether the design of the D’636 patent is otherwise patentable, for example on…
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