Federal Circuit Reverses, Remands Rejected Patent Application

Mealey's (October 16, 2019, 2:27 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that affirmed an examiner’s rejection of a handheld device patent application was reversed Oct. 16 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that the board’s holding is “unsupported by substantial evidence” (In re:  Stepen Brian Gates, et al., No. 18-2331, Fed. Cir.)....