July 14, 2025
The Federal Circuit on Monday upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of a Johnson & Johnson unit's patent on a device for clearing blocked arteries, saying an Abbott Laboratories unit's challenge was not improperly based on what the patent admitted was an earlier invention.
June 02, 2025
Shockwave Medical Inc. didn't find enthusiastic support at the Federal Circuit on Monday as its attorney argued that applicant admitted prior art had to be coupled with expert testimony at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.