Federal Circuit Confirms Collateral Estoppel Does Not Apply to Issues that Could Have Been Raised Previously
Recently, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) finding claims of Purdue’s latest abuse deterrent, extended release oxycodone patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,034,376 (“the ’376 patent”), obvious over reference combinations including Pub. No. US 2002/0187192 A1 (“Joshi”). Purdue Pharma L.P., et…