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MCM Portfolio LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 812 F.3d 1284, 117 U.S.P.Q.2d 1284

Facts

MCM Portfolio LLC owns U.S. Patent No. 7,162,549, which claims methods and systems for coupling a computer system with a flash memory storage system. Hewlett-Packard Co. filed a petition with the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for inter partes review of certain claims of the patent, arguing they were obvious over prior art. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) found that HP's petition demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of invalidity and instituted the review. The Board ultimately held that the challenged claims were invalid as obvious, leading MCM to appeal the decision.

Issue

Whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision to invalidate claims of the _549 patent as obvious was correct and whether the inter partes review process violated Article III or the Seventh Amendment.

Rule

Analysis

The court analyzed the Board's findings by reviewing the evidence presented regarding the prior art references, Kobayashi and Kikuchi. It concluded that the combination of these references would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, as they provided the necessary functionalities to meet the claims of the _549 patent. The court also addressed MCM's constitutional arguments, affirming that the inter partes review process is consistent with Article III and does not infringe upon the right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment.

Conclusion

The court affirmed the Board's decision, concluding that the claims of the _549 patent were invalid as obvious and that the inter partes review process did not violate constitutional provisions.

We affirm the Board's decision that claims 7, 11, 19, and 21 of the _549 patent would have been obvious over the prior art.

Who won?

Hewlett-Packard Co. prevailed in this case as the court upheld the Board's decision to invalidate the claims of MCM's patent. The court found that the Board's conclusion was supported by substantial evidence and that the inter partes review process was constitutionally valid, allowing HP to successfully challenge the patent's validity.

Hewlett-Packard Co. prevailed in this case as the court upheld the Board's decision to invalidate the claims of MCM's patent.

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