Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Patent Claim Strategies for Medical Device and Consumer Health Companies
Introduction: Key Lessons from IPR2024-01487 (First Quality v. Essity) In a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, all 14 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,308,138 — covering an absorbent article (incontinence pad) with a specialized …