In Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Google, [2019-1177] (January 30, 2020), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB determination that claims 1-11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,529,806 were unpatentable as obvious. Philips presetnted three arguments on appeal. First, that the Board erred … Continue reading General Knowledge is Available in Obviousness Inquiry Even Though IPRs are Limited to Documentary Prior Art