The PTAB extended the deadline for issuing its IPR final written decision on a motion to amend by up to six months to provide additional time to consider the impact of the Federal Circuit’s recent en banc Aqua Products...more
The Federal Circuit determined that Article III standing was not necessary for an appellee to participate in a judicial appeal of an IPR final written decision because the appellant had Article III standing in Personal Audio,...more
8/18/2017
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Appeals ,
Appellate Rules ,
Article III ,
Electronic Frontier Foundation ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Standing
The PTAB denied Apple’s motion to withdraw both its IPR petition and concurrent motion for joinder to prevent Apple from circumventing potential estoppel ramifications in Apple Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG,...more
6/5/2017
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Estoppel ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Joinder ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Voluntary Withdrawal
The Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari to address whether the PTAB is required to issue a final written decision with respect to the patentability of every claim challenged by a petitioner in SAS...more
5/31/2017
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Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
SAS Institute Inc. v Lee ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO