Board Failed To Explain Nonobviousness Finding, Federal Circuit Rules

Mealey's (August 29, 2018, 1:34 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 29 held that because the Patent Trial and Appeal Board “did not adequately explain its reasoning on a point that was central” to its obviousness analysis, its final written decision upholding various patent claims must be vacated and remanded for further proceedings (Emerson Electric Co. v. SIPCO LLC, No. 17-1866, Fed. Cir.)....