Federal Circuit Reverses Patent Board Obviousness Holding

Mealey's (July 20, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In its second ruling in a dispute over a patented method for controlling data flow, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 19 said the Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred when declaring the technology obvious because the decision was premised on forfeited arguments....