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Arthrex, Inc. appeals a Patent Trial and Appeal Board final written decision finding claims 1, 4, 8, 10–12, 16, 18, and 25–28 of U.S. Patent No. 9,179,907 unpatentable as anticipated. It also challenges a decision by the Commissioner for Patents denying Arthrex’s request for the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to review the Board’s decision and grant rehearing. We affirm.

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