Food science — US PTAB Patent Cases
3 decisions indexed
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Arla Foods amba v.Leprino Foods Company et al.
Arla Foods petitions the PTAB to invalidate Leprino Foods’ 11,825,860 patent covering denatured whey protein compositions, asserting anticipation and obviousness over several dairy‑protein references.
Cargill, Incorporated v.Bunge Loders Croklaan USA, LLC
The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenge brought by Cargill against Bunge Loders Croklaan regarding vegetable fat composition claims. The Board found that the petitioner failed to overcome obviousness grounds, specifically rejecting arguments based on hindsight bias when converting prior art data.
National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
National Beef Packing Company successfully initiated an IPR against Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.'s microbial testing patent (8822143). The Board adopted a narrow definition of 'validated' as merely determining a sample tests negative using the detection assay.
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