United States: Neither National Emergency Nor Assertion Of Prior Art Previously Presented To USPTO Sufficient For Discretionary Denial - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

In Chongqing Yanmei Technology v. Terves,[1] the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") granted institution over Patent Owner's arguments seeking discretionary denial under 35 U.S.C. §§ 314(a), 316(b), and 325(d).