Federal Circuit gives kiss of life to lip filler design patent

Medical device company SurgiSil has persuaded the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that its application for a design patent covering a lip filler was erroneously rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Federal Circuit gives kiss of life to lip filler design patent

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