Federal Circuit remands PTAB for changing theories in midstream

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Federal Circuit remands PTAB for changing theories in midstream

June 16 2016

The Federal Circuit’s ruling in SAS Institute v ComplementSoft that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board was wrong to use a new claim construction without giving parties a chance to respond will have a big impact on trial and appeal practice, believe practitioners

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