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5 March 2021PatentsRory O'Neill

PTAB cancels Nike patent after Fed Circuit rebuke

The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has cancelled redrafted claims of a Nike patent after a protracted eight-year dispute involving Adidas.

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