Legal Opinion
Homeland Housewares, LLC v. Whirlpool Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 4, 2017No. 2016-1511PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDyk, Circuit Judge
Homeland Housewares, LLC (“Homeland”) petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) for an inter partes review of claims 1-16 of U.S. Patent No. 7,581,688 (“ ’688 patent”), which is assigned to Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”). The Board did not construe the key term “settling speed” found in the claims and determined that the claims were not invalid as anticipated by prior art reference U.S. Patent No. 6,609,821 (“Wulf”). Homeland appeals. We reverse.
Background
The ’688 patent relates to household blenders. The invention claimed in the…
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