A direct laryngoscopy allows visualization of the larynx and is often used during general anesthesia, surgical procedures around the larynx, and resuscitation. This tool is useful in multiple hospital settings, from the emergency department to the intensive care unit and the operating room.
Following Federal Circuit LKQ v. GM opinion, United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO issued memorandum to patent examiners for patent design test obviousness
In Virtek Vision International ULC v. Assembly Guidance Systems, Inc. [1], the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB).
A recent en banc Federal Circuit decision overruled the unique test for obviousness of design patents and advised that the same analysis should apply to both utility patents and design.