
Physical Products Cannot Form Basis of an IPR
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On May 1, 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 11,140,841 in the case of Aardevo North America, LLC v. Agventure B.V. The patent in question, owned by Agventure, covers methods and lines for breeding diploid, fertile, self-compatible, and highly homozygous potatoes.