Case: Patents/Anticipation & Obviousness (P.T.A.B.)

Some claims of C.R. Laurence Co. Inc.'s patent that relates to vertical and horizontal framing members for framing glass doors, wall partitions and like structures, and in particular to framing insulated glass panels comprised of two panes of glass separated by spacers, are unpatentable as anticipated by or obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board said, in an inter partes review by Frameless Hardware Company LLC. According to the board, some challenged claims are anticipated by or obvious over prior art that discloses that when a rail is permanently attached to a pane, that makes it difficult ...