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Laitram Food Conveyor Belt Patent Claim Nixed After Remand

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Laitram Food Conveyor Belt Patent Claim Nixed After Remand

Laitram LLC’s conveyor belt patent had a fifth claim canceled upon further review by a US Patent and Trademark Office administrative tribunal after the Federal Circuit said the wrong legal standard had been used to uphold it.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found US Patent No. 10,023,388‘s claim obvious because the shape it describes would be an experienced engineer’s design choice, according to the decision issued Monday.

The board also affirmed the invalidation of four of the patent claims already canceled in its August 2021 decision.

Ashworth Bros. Inc. initiated the challenge to the ‘388 patent after Laitram ...

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Laitram Food Conveyor Belt Patent Claim Nixed After Remand

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