Short Summary
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against MHL Custom, Inc.'s hydrofoil watercraft patent (9586659). The Board found a reasonable likelihood that claims 16-23, 26-28 are obvious over prior art references Evolo and Woolley.
Detailed Summary
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an Inter Partes Review (IPR) against MHL Custom, Inc.'s patent covering hydrofoil watercraft design. The petitioner argued that claims 16-23 and dependent claims 26-28 were obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 when combining the Evolo reference with Woolley's patent. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) adopted the petitioner's definition of the level of ordinary skill in the art, confirming that there was sufficient evidence to establish a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for the challenged claims.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. vs MHL Custom, Inc. is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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