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21 January 2021Americas

Federal Circuit agrees with PTAB in optical patent appeal

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision by the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) which centered on the validity of a patent for an ophthalmic illuminator.

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