Manufacturing Resources International, Inc. v. John A. Squires, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Affirmed- Docket:
- 24-2224 (lead; consolidated with 24-2231)
- Filed:
- 2024-08-16
- Terminated:
- 2026-04-07
π Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.Δ John A. Squires, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
MRI appealed the PTAB's final written decision in IPR2023-00254 invalidating the '740 patent; the appeal was consolidated with 24-2231, an appeal of IPR2023-00221 concerning the related '142 patent. The Federal Circuit affirmed, upholding the PTAB's construction of 'heat exchanger' and the obviousness invalidation of the '740 patent's challenged claims.