On March 23, 2020, a fractured Federal Circuit issued a precedential order denying rehearing en banc in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., No. 2018-2140. On October 31, 2019, a three-judge Federal Circuit panel before...more
On October 31, 2019, a Federal Circuit panel issued Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., holding that administrative patent judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were unconstitutionally-appointed...more