Explore 3 court opinions on 35 U S C 103. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Obviousness Finding
Definitive Holdings v. Powerteq, decided by Federal Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) decision tha...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Obviousness Finding, Invalidating Patent
AbbVie v. Fitch, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Fitch, holding that A...
CAFC Affirms Obviousness Rejection of Semiconductor Manufacturing Patent
Deal v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a patent claim for a "method of manufacturing a semiconductor device" was p...