"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a determination by the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board that certain claims of a Federal Express Corporation patent were unpatentable as obvious."
"The court concluded that allegations of acting in excess of statutory jurisdiction are 'closely tied to the application and interpretation of statutes related to' the [agency's] decision to initiate IPR, without more, do not overcome § 314(d)'s bar."
"Federal Express Corporation owns U.S. Patent No. 8,766,797, which describes systems and methods for providing access to information about shipments from sensors, improving upon prior methods by enabling greater customization and control over shipment notifications."
The Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB's determination that certain claims of Federal Express's patent were unpatentable as obvious. The court ruled it could not review the PTAB's refusal to assess whether all real parties in interest were identified in the IPR petition. Allegations of exceeding statutory jurisdiction are closely linked to the interpretation of statutes regarding IPR initiation. Federal Express's patent involves systems for tracking shipments using sensors to collect data, enhancing customization and control over notifications.
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