Luminara Worldwide, LLC v. Iancu

Dyk, Circuit Judge.

Luminara Worldwide, LLC, ("Luminara") appeals from three inter partes review ("IPR") decisions, in which the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("the Board") held unpatentable a total of 31 claims across Luminara's three patents. On appeal, Luminara *1305 challenges the Board's decisions as to one claim from each patent and asserts that the Board's application of the 35 U.S.C. § 315 (b) time-bar was improper as to the '319 patent. We vacate the decision as to the '319 patent and remand for dismissal of that IPR, holding that the section 315(b) time-bar applies, and affirm the other…