Panel: Board Should Have Granted Patentee Leave To Seek Correction

Mealey's (October 2, 2019, 2:32 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Oct. 1 ruling, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board abused its discretion when it denied a request by Honeywell International Inc. to correct an error in the chain of priority listed on the face of a Honeywell patent (Honeywell International Inc. v. Arkema Inc., Nos. 2018-1151, -1153, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 29478)....