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Motion To Amend: Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc., et al. vs. The Tire Hanger Corporation (IPR2015-00208), PTAB Litigation Blog

On April 22, 2016, the PTAB granted a motion to amend for only the sixth time since institution of the AIA in its decision of Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc., et al. vs. The Time Hanger Corporation (IPR2015-00208, Paper 24). The patent at issue relates to “a method of handling a wheel of a motor vehicle while the vehicle is elevated on a hydraulic lift or hoist for repair by a service technician.” (Id. at 3.) The five challenged claims included one independent claim having five steps.

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