Fed. Circ. Prior Art Ruling Conflicts With AIA, Justices Told

By Adam Lidgett ( December 4, 2025, 5:44 PM EST) -- The Federal Circuit ruling that the filing date of a patent application dictates whether it can be used as prior art to invalidate a later patent is at odds with the law that created the modern administrative patent review system, one of the law's chief architects told the U.S. Supreme Court this week....

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