Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Obviousness Finding In Dispute Over Agricultural Patent

(July 15, 2024, 11:58 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) did not err in finding that a patent for counteracting certain biological processes in plants was obvious because it adequately showed that all aspects of the patent were disclosed in prior art, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found July 12 in affirming the PTAB’s final written decision....