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27 September 2019PatentsRory O'Neill

Fed Circuit partially reverses PTAB in win for Campbell Soup

A split Federal Circuit yesterday, September 26, handed a victory to Campbell Soup after ruling that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was wrong to discount prior art which could invalidate a soup can dispenser patent owned by Gamon International.

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