Mealey's (July 24, 2019, 12:28 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A July 11 ruling originally issued under seal was unsealed July 23 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which declined an appellant’s request that the court hold that the aesthetic appeal of a patented design may render the design functional (Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies LLC, No. 18-1613, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 21883)....