High Court Skips Patent Row Involving Reliance On Nonpublic Documents

Mealey's (January 11, 2021, 1:23 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Allegations that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in allowing an expert to rely on nonpublic documents to support his opinion of unpatentability will not be addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which on Jan. 11 denied a petition for certiorari by a patent owner....