Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Decision Finding Semiconductor Patent Unpatentable After Addressing Threshold Question Relating To Original Assignee’s Interest In Patent
11/21/2023
On November 17, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) issued an opinion affirming the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) finding unpatentable the challenged claims of a patent directed to methods for making semiconductor devices. Bell Semiconductor LLC v. Advanced Semiconductor Eng’g, Inc., __ F.4th __ (Fed. Cir. Nov. 17, 2023).