Patent Owner Tells Federal Circuit Obviousness Holding Was Erroneous

Mealey's (February 15, 2018, 8:57 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An inventor squared off with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Feb. 12 during oral arguments before the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a dispute over the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s determination of obviousness (Richard Gramm v. Deere & Company, Nos. 17-1252, -1253, Fed. Cir.)....