Defendant

John A. Squires, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
0
1 closed
Filed
2024
Top venue
Fed. Cir.
1 case

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

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.