PTAB May Revisit Issues Left Unresolved by Prior Appeal
The Board did not exceed the Federal Circuit’s mandate on remand by considering a limitation that was not addressed in the Board’s original decision or the appeal of that decision.
The Problem with Defining the “Problem”: Federal Circuit Affirms Flexible Analogous-Art Analysis
A prior-art reference can be analogous art even if it addresses a broader problem than the specific problem identified in the patent.