PTAB is not Bound by prior Litigation-Based Claim Constructions Provided They are Appropriately Considered

In Knowles Electronics. v. Iancu, [2016-1954] (April 6, 2018), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s affirmance of the Examiner’s determination that claims 1–2, 5–6, 9, 11–12, 15–16, and 19 of U.S. Patent No. 8,018,049 were anticipated, and claims 21–23 and 25–26 would have … Continue reading PTAB is not Bound by prior Litigation-Based Claim Constructions Provided They are Appropriately Considered