Defendant: EMED Technologies Corporation
Court: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Date: Jan 17, 2017
Docket: IPR2015-01920
Judge: Administrative Patent Judge James J. Mayberry
September 17, 2015 – Petition for Inter Partes Review filed
February 19, 2016 – Petition granted in part and denied in part; Inter Partes Review Instituted
January 12, 2017 – Final Written Decision finding claims 1-8 and 10 unpatentable, and claim 9 not unpatentable
- Decision Instituting Inter Partes Review, IPR2015-01920 [780 KB]
- U.S. Patent No. 8,961,476 [3 MB]
Sharps protector device for protecting a user from a sharp tip of a medical needle
- Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,961,476, IPR2015-01920 [953 KB]
- Final Written Decision, IPR2015-01920 [836 KB]