CAFC’s affirmation of PTAB Merck patent ruling raises questions

18-12-2015

CAFC’s affirmation of PTAB Merck patent ruling raises questions

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s affirmation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision to invalidate a Merck patent used to reduce homocysteine in the human body faced criticism from a dissenting judge, who claimed the court showed too much deference to the body’s decision.


CAFC; PTAB; USPTO; Merck; Gnosis; America Invents Act

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