Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit December 11, 2017

Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc., 705 F. App'x 1002 (Fed. Cir. 2017)

Opinion of the Court

Moore, Circuit Judge.

Ariosa appeals the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“Board”) inter partes review decision holding claims 1-22 of U.S. Patent No. 7,955,794 were not anticipated by U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0172946 (“Fan”) because Fan was not prior art. Because the Board did not err in determining that Fan is not prior art and did not abuse its discretion in denying Ariosa’s request for rehearing, we affirm the Board’s decision. Because we lack jurisdiction to review the termination of the ex parte reexamination proceedings, we dismiss the appeal of the termination of those proceedings.

AFFIRMED IN PART AND DISMISSED IN PART

Costs

No costs.

Reference

Full Case Name: ARIOSA DIAGNOSTICS, INC. v. ILLUMINA, INC., Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor
Status: Published