Gold Standard Instruments, LLC v. US Endodontics, LLC
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August 17, 2017
Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Nix Of Root Canal Patent As Obvious
The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's invalidation of a patent covering a method for making root canal instruments, agreeing that the patented method was obvious in view of prior art.
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August 08, 2017
Root Canal Patent Not Obvious, Fed. Circ. Hears
The owner of a patent covering a method for making root canal instruments defended the novelty of the invention before a Federal Circuit panel Tuesday, hoping to overturn a finding by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the patent is invalid as obvious.