Challenged claims of CamelBak Products LLC’s patent that relates to drink bottles with bite-actuated mouthpieces aren’t unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board said, in an inter partes review by Trove Brands LLC. The board said that the challenged claims aren’t obvious over various combinations of prior art, including prior art that discloses a personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece, a cup with pivoting straw, and an automatic valved bottle cap for use with liquid containers.
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