Plaintiff/Appellant Seeks Re-hearing in Lawman Design Patent Appeal
Plaintiff Lawman has reportedly filed a request for re-hearing of the CAFC's decision in Lawman Armor Corp. v. Winner Int'l LLC, Appeal No. 05-1253 (February 22, 2006). As discussed here at the Shape Blog, this decision deals a damaging blow to design patent protection.
U.S. Design Patent D357,621
We are informed that the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is considering the filng of an amicus brief in support of this first attempt by Lawman to reverse the appellate court's ruling.