Board Rejection Of Patent Claims Affirmed By Federal Circuit Panel

Mealey's (March 25, 2019, 10:08 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a March 22 nonprecedential decision, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that a patented urine-deflecting device that attaches to the underside of a toilet seat would have been obvious to a person of skill in the art (POSITA) (In re:  Conrad, No. 19-1659, Fed. Cir.)....