Legal Opinion
Nike, Inc. v. Adidas Ag
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 11, 2016No. 2014-1719PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHEN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 7,347,011 (the 'Oil patent) owned by Nike, Inc. (Nike). The United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) granted the IPR petition filed by adidas AG (Adidas) and instituted inter partes review of claims 1-46 of the 'Oil patent. Nike then filed a motion to amend in which it requested cancellation of claims 1-46 and proposed substitute claims 47-50. The Board granted Nike’s motion to cancel claims 1-46, but denied the motion as to the substitute claims because Nike…
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