McCoy Russell continues to see success in our appeal practice and has received yet another full reversal decision on appeal in the area of Chemical and Materials Engineering. Our team led by John Russell and Janina Malone provided well crafted, effective, and clear arguments before the Patent and Trademark Appeal Board (PTAB), disputing the decision to reject claims due to obviousness. The invention relates to a method to detect light absorbing or scattering particles at a binding surface of a carrier.
Upon consideration of our appeal and reply briefs, the PTAB reversed the examiner’s decision to reject claims as unpatentable. Read the full Appeal 2021-000244.
