The February 2026 federal district court and ITC complaints filed by General Motors against various aftermarket parties allegedly working “in concert” in the automotive replacement-parts market portend a new chapter in design-patent enforcement litigation. They may also provide a testing ground for two important Federal Circuit decisions: Automotive Body Parts Ass’n v. Ford Global Technologies
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