In Re: Taylor Made Golf Co.

The issue on appeal is whether the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) Patent Trial and Appeals Board erred in not rejecting on grounds of obviousness claims 8, 9, 12, and 13 of U.S. Patent No. 7,344,-450 (the '450 patent). These claims are directed to a method involving press fitting or latching weights to a golf club. Because the Board erroneously failed to consider the general knowledge possessed by one skilled in the art of press fitting in applying the obviousness standard, we vacate the Board’s decision and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

The '450 patent was filed on…