Patent Board Obviousness Determination Reversed; Other Holdings Upheld

Mealey's (August 23, 2021, 2:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 23 agreed with a construction by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of two disputed claim terms in a patent relating to a surgical tool mounting device, but disagreed with the board that the technology would have been obvious to a person of skill in the art....