Mixer ‘Splash Shield’ Patent Not Obvious, Federal Circuit Affirms

Mealey's (November 19, 2018, 12:30 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that confirmed the patentability of a claimed rinseable “splash shield” for mixers and blenders was affirmed Nov. 16 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. v. f’real! Foods LLC, No. 18-1274, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 32432)....