CAFC Vacates PTAB Win for Centripetal Due to Board's Poorly Articulated Motivation to Combine Analysis
Briefly

The CAFC criticized the PTAB for failing to adequately explain its reasoning regarding the motivation to combine analyses of the prior art references, which is essential in assessing patent obviousness.
The PTAB's failure to clarify the concept of a "necessary bridge" in its analysis hampered a comprehensive evaluation of whether the claims were obvious based on the combination of the references presented.
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