In a recently designated precedential decision (Ex parte Grillo-Lopez), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) explained the differences regarding what a printed publication is during inter partes review (IPR) and what a printed…
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A recent Federal Circuit case explains that the Patent Office cannot simply assume, interpolate, or make up reasons why patent claims are obvious, e.g., why prior art references would have been combined. In In re Schweickert, No…
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