Defendant: Ethicon LLC f/k/a Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
Court: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Date: Mar 31, 2021
Docket: IPR2020-00050
Judge: Administrative Patent Judge Josiah C. Cocks
October 16, 2019 — Petition for Inter Partes Review filed
March 31, 2020 — Petition for Inter Partes Review instituted
March 26, 2021 — Final Written Decision finding claims 1–3 unpatentable
- US Patent No. 9,844,379 [4 MB]
Surgical stapling instrument having a clearanced opening
- Petition for Inter Partes Review, IPR2020-00050 [1 MB]
- Decision Instituting Inter Partes Review, IPR2020-00050 [293 KB]
- Final Written Decision, IPR2020-00050 [970 KB]
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