United States:
PTAB's Bait-And-Switch Violated The APA
03 October 2021
Jones Day
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In Baker Hughes Oilfield v. Hirshfeld,
the Federal Circuit held that the PTAB violated the Administrative
Procedure Act ("APA") by finding certain instituted
claims obvious on grounds it had indicated in its institution that
it would not consider. The appeal arose from IPR proceedings
filed by Innovex Downhole Solutions, Inc. against U.S. Patent No.
9,080,439 ("the '439 patent") owned by Baker Hughes
Oilfield.
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