Mathematical Error By Patent Board Prompts Panel To Vacate, Remand

Mealey's (June 24, 2021, 12:04 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A determination by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that a patented telephoto lens assembly is not obvious was premised on a “clear mathematical error” that “tainted” the board’s analysis, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 23....