February 06, 2023
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has once again invalidated the entirety of an Advanced Bionics cochlear implant patent after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director called for a redo based on interpreting applicant admitted prior art.
August 23, 2022
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in which a board panel invalidated claims in an Advanced Bionics cochlear hearing aid patent in a challenge brought by Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH.