United States Federal Circuit

Vacating the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirming an examiner's obviousness rejection of a microwave vacuum drying apparatus and method because the Board failed to consider arguments in the applicant's reply brief that were made in response to the examiner's answer and remanding for the board to consider the reply brief arguments in the first instance.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/06/01

Judges

• REYNA

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel