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21 August 2020PatentsMuireann Bolger

PTAB decisions can’t be challenged in district courts, says Fed Circuit

A patent owner who sought a review of the  US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)’s decision to invalidate parts of its patent in a federal district court should not have taken this action, the  US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has said.

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