Legal Opinion

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. v. F'real Foods, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided November 16, 2018No. 2018-1274PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Reyna, Circuit Judge.

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. challenges the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's final written decision upholding the patentability of claim 21 of U.S. Patent No. 7,520,662 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 . Because the Board did not err in construing the relevant claim terms and because substantial evidence supports the Board's decision, we affirm.

*1331 BACKGROUND

1. The '662 Patent

f'real! Foods, LLC ("f'real") is the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 7,520,662 ("the '662 patent"), entitled "Rinseable splash shield and method of use." The '662 patent discloses a vessel for containing contents to be…

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