Fed Circuit Watch: PTAB Decisions Questioned in Light of SAS and Aqua Products

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On June 19, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued Sirona Dental Systs. GmbH v. Institut Straumann AG.[1]  The case is important because two other recent court decisions – SAS and Aqua Products – affected certain details of this case that ultimately affected how the Fed Circuit ruled.  In SAS, the U.S. …

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