Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Invalidation Of Bone Plate Patent Claims

( August 12, 2025, 1:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) correctly invalidated all challenged claims in two related inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, a panel in the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held, affirming PTAB’s finding that the claims in the patents relate to bone plates for certain types of foot surgery....