PETER SLOANE WRITES FOR FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL QUARTERLY
August 27, 2018LEASON ELLIS ATTORNEYS DRAFT AMICUS BRIEF FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
August 27, 2018PRAXAIR AND THE PRINTED MATTER DOCTRINE
A recent Federal Circuit decision affirmed in a part a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision invalidating method of treatment claims including a “providing information” limitation by applying the printed matter doctrine. This article, first published by Law360 on May 18, 2018, discusses the decision in Praxair Distribution Inc. v. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Ltd., 2016-2616, 2016-2656, a case which has implications for both litigators and prosecutors.
