Appellee Defends Patent Board Obviousness Findings In Brief

Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 3:26 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 20 redacted appellee brief, a petitioner for inter partes review (IPR) defended a determination by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that three patents relating to oil transport are obvious (LiquidPower Specialty Products Inc. v. Baker Hughes, No. 19-1838, Fed. Cir.)....