Federal Circuit Affirms Post-Grant Review Decision Finding Claims Indefinite
09/15/2021
On September 9, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a post-grant review proceeding construing the claim term “pressure control assembly” as a means-plus-function limitation and finding the challenged claims indefinite for lack of corresponding structure. Team Worldwide Corp. v. Intex Recreation Corp., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. Sept. 9, 2021)