ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fed. Circ. Judge Calls High Court IP Decisions 'Inconsistent' Law360 (January 21, 2021, 11:09 PM EST) -- Federal Circuit Judge Raymond Chen told attorneys attending a virtual conference Thursday that one of patent law's biggest current challenges is the "mixing" of the novelty question with the patent-eligibility inquiry, saying that though it's "very clear" that's what the U.S. Supreme Court wants, its own decisions are inconsistent. Judge Chen's comments came in response to an attendee's question during the 3rd Annual Berkeley-Tsinghua Conference on Transnational IP Litigation held over Zoom. The first day of the virtual four-day event drew roughly 250 attendees, many who practice IP law in China.