Ex Parte Xiaochuan Xiong and Jeff Wang
Jan 30, 2019OUTCOME: Reversed in favor of Client
Appeal before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patent claims were appealed after being rejected under 35 USC 103(a). BrooksGroup PLC successfully a ... rgued that the Examiner had relied upon impermissible hindsight in view of the client's own disclosure in forming the rejection. The PTAB agreed, and the rejection was reversed and all of client's patent claims were allowed.
