Parties Dispute Accessibility Of Prior Art Reference Before Federal Circuit

Mealey's (November 28, 2017, 3:15 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) erred in relying on a prior art product guide in rejecting as anticipated and obvious various claims of three patents, the patent owner recently told the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (C.R. Bard Inc. v. AngioDynamics Inc., No. 17-1851, Fed. Cir.)....