Legal Opinion
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien Lp
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 13, 2016No. 2014-1771PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (“Ethicon”) owns U.S. Patent No. 8,317,070 (“the '070 patent”). Covidien LP (“Covidien”) petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) for inter partes review of claims 1-14 of the '070 patent. The PTO, through a panel of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“PTAB” or “Board”), granted the petition. On the merits, the same Board panel found all challenged claims invalid as obvious over *1026the prior art. Ethicon appeals, asserting that…
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