Legal Opinion
Dell Inc. v. Acceleron, LLC.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 15, 2016No. 2015-1513, 2015-1514PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TARANTO, Circuit Judge.
Acceleron, LLC owns U.S. Patent No. 6,948,021, which discloses a computer-network appliance containing several hardware modules that can be removed and replaced while the appliance remains on. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office instituted inter partes review of the '021 patent based on Dell Inc.’s petition under 35 U.S.C. § 311 et seq. After conducting the review, the Board confirmed the validity of claims 14-17 and 34-36. Dell appeals those rulings, primarily challenging the Board’s finding that the key prior-art reference fails to…
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