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Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s Obviousness Determination, Highlights The “Law/Fact Lever” In Motivation-to-Combine Analysis
04/23/2026On March 3, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential opinion in Medivis, Inc. v. Novarad Corp., No. 2024-1794, affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“Board”) finding of no anticipation but reversing and remanding on the issue of obviousness.
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Federal Circuit Vacates And Remands PTAB Decision In Palo Alto Networks v. Centripetal Networks Over Motivation To Combine Prior Art
12/24/2024On December 16, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, LLC, holding that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred in its decision regarding the unpatentability of claims from Centripetal Networks’ U.S. Patent No. 10,530,903 (“the ’903 Patent”).
