Supreme Court Vacates Patent Judgment, Cites Samsung Ruling

(December 13, 2016, 10:50 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 remanded a dispute over the patented ornamental design of a lip and hinge plate for a dock leveler to the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in light of the Supreme Court’s Dec. 6 ruling in Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., et al. v. Apple Inc. (No. 15-777, U.S. Sup.) (Systems, Inc. v. Nordock, Inc., No. 15-978, U.S. Sup.)....