Legal Opinion
Mtd Products Inc. v. Iancu
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 12, 2019No. 2017-2292PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stoll, Circuit Judge.
The Toro Company sought inter partes review of claims 1-16 of U.S. Patent No. 8,011,458 before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Board instituted review and, in its final written decision, held the challenged claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 . Critical to its decision, the Board determined that the claim term "mechanical control assembly ... configured to" perform certain functions is not a means-plus-function term subject to 35 U.S.C. § 112 , ¶ 6. MTD Products Inc., owner of the '458 patent, appeals the Board's decision.
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