Federal Circuit: Board Should Have Dismissed Petition As Untimely

Mealey's (August 21, 2018, 1:37 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although upholding findings of obviousness relating to two patents covering a flameless candle, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 held that findings that a third patent is obvious must be vacated and remanded for dismissal because the underlying petition for inter partes review (IPR) was untimely (Luminara Worldwide LLC v. Andrei Iancu, No. 17-1629, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22836)....