IMMUNEX CORPORATION v. SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC - Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Expiration of a patent during appeal from IPR does not trigger claim...more
In an opinion addressing the standard for claim construction of a patent that expires during reexamination, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s or Board’s)...more
Addressing the issue of whether disclaimed subject matter may be considered in determining if a patent is eligible for a covered business method (CBM) review, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) found that a...more