In Blow To St. Jude, Panel Reverses Board Unpatentability Findings

Mealey's (October 6, 2021, 1:46 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred in its construction of “sized and shaped for insertion” as the term appears in a patent covering an artificial heart valve implantation instrument and method, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 5....