Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Erred In Axing Part Of Surgical Patent

By Ryan Davis (January 30, 2018, 9:03 PM EST) -- The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed part of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision that many claims of a Smith & Nephew Inc. surgical tool patent are invalid, but held that the board wrongly invalidated some claims based on an earlier patent that is not related to surgery....

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