PTAB Finds Covidien Surgical Instrument Patent Invalid

By Matthew Bultman (December 1, 2016, 5:38 PM EST) -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Wednesday decided a Covidien AG patent covering an electrosurgical instrument was invalid, finding that a unit of Johnson & Johnson had shown the claimed invention would have been obvious....

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