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The Inventive Entity and Prior Publication by Another

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And the Question : Does the prior publication count as prior art in an IPR obviousness analysis? = = =. Although the Board granted the petition, it eventually concluded that the prior publication was not prior art and thus sided with the patentee in its final written decision. In re Katz, 687 F.2d 2d 450 (CCPA 1982).

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Post-IPR Estoppel: Printed Publication vs. Actual Product Shown in the Publication

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As is usual these days, ELCO turned-around and filed an inter partes review petition — challenging the patent’s validity based upon a 2011 product catalog (printed publication) that had featured the Hatteras lighting product. ” 35 U.S.C. ” Here, the district court found substantive, germane differences.