Federal Circuit Vacates Board Ruling In Dispute Over Expired Patent

Mealey's (June 20, 2022, 8:12 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a divided ruling issued June 17, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said that because a new request to vacate a decision on remand by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board by a patent owner is materially identical to one granted in 2021, it would again vacate, on grounds that the patent being challenged has expired....