Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Conclusion of Obviousness on ...

On June 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a final written decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ...

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Final Written Decision, Holding That ...

On January 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued an opinion affirming the decision of the Patent Trial ...

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Ruling of Obviousness for ... - JD Supra

The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board's finding that the Appealed Patents are unpatentable as obvious over Kronzer in view of Oez.

Federal Circuit Revamps Obviousness Test for Design Patents

On appeal to the Federal Circuit, a three-judge panel affirmed the PTAB's conclusion of non-obviousness, despite LKQ arguing that the ...

Federal Circuit Holds That the PTAB May Consider Legal ...

The Federal Circuit held that the PTAB may consider legal conclusions of obviousness ... The PTAB affirmed, issuing a general catchall ...

Federal Circuit Upholds PTAB's Obviousness Finding and Joinder ...

The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review (IPR) filed by ZTE and ...

When 'Based On' Is Too Broad: Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB on ...

Thus, the Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB's ultimate legal conclusion that the challenged claims were invalid as obvious over the cited prior ...

Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Not All Obviousness Arguments Are ...

The Court affirmed a PTAB decision (1) finding the at-issue claims were not unpatentable as obvious and (2) granting the issuance of substitute claims.

Federal Circuit Emphasizes Role of Common Sense in Obviousness ...

... Circuit affirmed a final written decision of the US Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board, holding that the PTAB's ...

Federal Circuit Takes Rare Step of Sending Issue of Obviousness ...

Obviousness is a legal conclusion based on underlying findings of fact, and the Court reviews the PTAB's legal determinations de novo and ...

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB's Finding That Claims Are Not ...

On October 23, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued an opinion affirming the finding of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ...

Obviousness Overturned as Lacking Sufficient Justification

The Federal Circuit determined that the PTAB's conclusion of obviousness overturned was based on no more than a broadly-stated assertion.

Federal Circuit Clarifies Obviousness-Type Double Patenting's ...

On August 28, 2023, in In re Cellect, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), ...

Cut It Out: Federal Circuit Rejects PTAB's Obviousness Analysis for ...

The Court found that the PTAB correctly concluded the evidence was directly responsive to Provisur's arguments and was highly probative. Next, ...

The PTAB Can Offer A Second Chance At Obviousness—Even After ...

The Federal Circuit rejected Novartis's assertion that it was fundamental legal error for the PTAB to reach a different conclusion than the ...

Fed. Cir. Defers to PTAB Finding of Obviousness in First Pharma IPR ...

On December 17, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision affirming a determination by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ...

Court affirms PTAB's common sense obviousness analysis

Court affirms PTAB's common sense obviousness analysis B/E Aerospace, Inc. v. C&D Zodiac, Inc., No. 19-1935, June 26, 2020, Fed.

Updated Guidance for Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness

The Federal Circuit reads KSR as “direct[ing] us to construe the scope of analogous art broadly” because “familiar items may have obvious uses ...

Testifying as to Obviousness and Remanding to the PTAB | Patently-O

(Fed. Cir. 2016) (affirming the PTAB's conclusion of obviousness that relied on, inter alia, an expert's statements that “it would have been ...

PTAB Must Adequately Support Obviousness - Quinn IP Law

The Federal Circuit has recently overturned obviousness determinations by the PTAB for lack of adequate support, reflecting concern about ...