Virginia Federal Judge Wrongly Held Patents Not Invalid, Federal Circuit Says

( December 19, 2024, 10:05 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A packaging machine company and a related entity’s patents were rendered invalid by an offer for sale in the United States, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held, reversing a Virginia federal judge’s finding of no invalidity in an infringement dispute with another packaging company that led to dueling appeals before the Federal Circuit....