5 February 2020PatentsRory O'Neill

PTAB cannot cancel claims as indefinite, Fed Circuit says

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yesterday, February 4, said that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cannot invalidate patent claims for indefiniteness.

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