Panel:  Patent Board Must Consider Alternative Invalidity Allegations

Mealey's (March 16, 2021, 12:57 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although upholding a construction by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of disputed claim terms “rotary drive member,” “rotary member” and “rotatable drive member,” the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 15 reversed and remanded a denial by the board of a patent owner’s contingent motion to substitute two claims....