Challenged claims of ST Reproductive Technologies LLC’s patent that relates to a computer implemented animal management method are unpatentable as obvious over prior art, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board said, in an inter partes review by smaXtec Inc. and smaXtec Animal Care GmbH. The board determined that the challenged claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art, including prior art that relates to utilizing RFID technology on dairy farms to enhance total farm management; directed to automating animal-related information collection, tracking, sharing, and management among a variety of users; and that relates to a surveillance system used in ...
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