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Federal Circuit affirms Board’s grant of adverse judgment based on pre-institution disclaimer
Today, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Board decision of adverse judgment against a Patent Owner based on the pre-institution disclaimer of challenged claims. In IPR2016-00917, Arthrex (Patent Owner) filed a preliminary response requesting denial of the petition based on the disclaimer of all challenged claims and specifically stating that it was not requesting adverse judgment. In […]