Patent Board: Radio Frequency Identification Tag Is Anticipated, Obvious

Mealey's (March 21, 2018, 10:24 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nine claims of a patent relating to a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that can be activated and deactivated with a switch device were deemed unpatentable March 20 by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which also rejected the patent owner’s proposal to substitute nine new claims as prohibited by The America Invents Act, 35 U.S.C. § 316(d)(3) (Kapsch Trafficom IVHS Inc. v. Neology Inc., No. IPR2016-01763, PTAB)....