Case Number:

IPR2016-00696

Case Type:

IPR

Status:

Final Written Decision

Petitioner:

BASF Corporation

Patent Owner:

Enthone Inc.

Tech Center:

2800

1. Filed: February 29, 2016 00:00

   Coverage

   1. November 10, 2021

      BASF Beats Electroplating Patent At PTAB On Remand

      The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has sided with chemical company BASF Corp.'s argument that claims in a smaller rival's electroplating patent are too obvious for patent protection, issuing a ruling more than three years after the Federal Circuit ordered the board to rethink an earlier decision upholding the claims.

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