Board Institutes Inter Partes Review Of Gas Turbine Engine Patent

Mealey's (February 22, 2019, 9:55 AM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — General Electric (GE) prevailed Feb. 21 when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed to institute inter partes review (IPR) of a United Technologies Corp. patent relating to a gas turbine engine, which GE maintains was anticipated by prior art (General Electric v. United Technologies Corp., No. IPR2018-01442, PTAB)....