Dr. Squatch, LLC v. The Procter & Gamble Company

IPR2024-01104

Procter & Gamble requests PTAB Director Review to overturn a decision that found its natural deodorant patent obvious. The company alleges the Board misapplied an extrinsic hardness test, ignored motivation to combine prior art, and the petitioner failed to disclose all real parties in interest.

Jurisdiction
US PTAB
Case Number
IPR2024-01104
Filing Date
28 June 2024
Status
ok

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