Federal Circuit Affirms: Prior Art Not Antedated By Patent Owner

Mealey's (July 2, 2019, 1:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A final written decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that two design patents relating to baby play yards are unpatentable as obvious was upheld July 2 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. v. Graco Children’s Products Inc., Nos. 2018-1259, -1260, Fed. Cir.)....