(February 9, 2024, 10:27 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inter partes review (IPR) of two patents relating to a meat and cheese slicer was reinstated Feb. 8 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which said the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board not only wrongly found that manuals relied on by the petitioner were not publicly available but also erred in concluding that the remaining prior art failed to disclose two limitations....