PTAB's Latest Granted Motion To Amend Helps Patent Owners

Law360, New York (May 4, 2016, 11:06 AM ET) -- Joseph A. Andelin

Robert D. Fish The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently granted its sixth motion to amend in Shinn Fu Company of America Inc. v. The Tire Hanger Corporation, IPR2015-00208. The challenged patent (US Pat. No. 6,681,897) claims a method of temporarily retaining a tire when removing and reinstalling the tire from a vehicle. The claimed method recites a specific order of steps for using a tire hanger on a vehicle hoist so that the mechanic does not have to bend over when removing...