
Lanard Toys Limited v. Dolgencorp LLC and Ja-Ru (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2020)
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the granting of summary judgment in favor of Dolgencorp with regard to design patent infringement, copyright infringement, trade dress infringement and unfair competition. Regarding the issue of design patent infringement, the Federal Circuit disagreed with Lanard's contention that the court reinstated the “point of novelty” test in its infringement analysis and stated that "we have never questioned the importance of consi