PTAB Nixes Gevo Renewable Jet Fuel Patent In AIA Review

Deborah Sterling, Ph.D. and Peter A. Jackman are mentioned in the article “PTAB Nixes Gevo Renewable Jet Fuel Patent In AIA Review” as representing Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC in their Patent Trial & Appeal Board challenge against Gevo Inc. The PTAB determined that claims 1-21 of Gevo’s U.S. Patent Number 8,546,627 are invalid, citing Sections 102 and 103 of the Patent Act. The PTAB has yet to issue final decisions regarding the remaining Butamax claims against Gevo patents, including U.S. Patent Numbers 8,193,402; 8,378,160; and 8,487,149.