Okay, on to the professors+ brief.

Similar group of profs from the first round, now joined by some right-to-repair groups:

https://fedcircuitblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BRIEF-OF-AMICI-CURIAE-PATENT-LAW-PROFESSORS-THE-REPAIR.pdf

They continue to lean heavily on their "design patent exceptionalism" argument, with some attempt to rebut what I wrote here:

https://patentlyo.com/patent/2023/07/design-patent-exceptionalism.html