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Confidential Information Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Submitting Trade Secret, Proprietary, and Protective Order Materials in Reexamination and Reissue

The requirement for disclosure, candor, and good faith between an applicant/patent owner and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) serves an important public interest. Succinctly, each individual associated with the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Protective Order Forecloses Participation of Litigation Counsel in Motion to Amend Process Before the PTAB

In keeping with precedent, a judge in the District of Delaware issued an oral order restricting the extent of permissible activities for litigation counsel before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The order resolved a...more

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Issue 44: PTAB Trial Tracker

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The availability of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has changed the face of patent litigation. This periodic digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB,...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Federal Circuit Holds Operating Manuals Disclosed with Confidentiality Restrictions to be Prior Art

On February 8, in Weber, Inc. v. Provisur Technologies, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and held that Weber’s operating manuals are prior art printed publications despite their...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Mastering the Recipe of Food Technology Intellectual Property

Patents are increasingly being used to protect innovation in the food technology space. Food technology companies should carefully decide whether to use patents or trade secrets to protect their proprietary assets. ...more

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Confidential Manual Deemed Not A Printed Publication

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In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board found that no claims challenged were unpatentable, after finding manuals relied upon as prior art did not qualify as “printed publications” under 35 U.S.C. §...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions: Kannuu Pty Ltd. v. Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd., 15...

Kannuu Pty Ltd. and Samsung Elecs. Co. Ltd. entered into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) as part of business discussions concerning Kannuu’s remote control search-and-navigation technology. The NDA contained a...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PTAB Remains Unwilling to Deny Inter Partes Review Based on a Contractual Forum-Selection Clause

In a recent decision granting institution of an inter partes review (IPR), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reconfirmed that it will not deny an IPR petition just because the parties previously agreed to resolve their...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2020 #1

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2019-1922, -1923, -1925, -1926 (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2020) - This week’s case of the week focuses, not on a patent issue, but on a procedural issue common...more

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The Obligation to Submit Agreements in IPRs Is Broad

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DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC, IPR2018-01412, -01525 (June 14, 2019) - On June 11, 2020, the PTAB designated as precedential its 2019 decision in DTN, LLC v. Farms Technology, LLC. The decision concerns the scope of...more

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Seeking District Court Assistance For An IPR Proceeding

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Discovery is limited in inter partes review proceedings. As we previously discussed, discovery is available only “in the interest of justice,” and requests for discovery frequently are denied. Yet, a party may be aware of...more

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

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Federal Circuit Summary - Before Newman, Lourie, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: References were sufficiently accessible to the public to constitute printed publication prior art...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Judge Koeltl Agrees that “Access” to Confidential Information is Enough to Trigger a Prosecution Bar

On November 20, 2017, District Judge John G. Koeltl (S.D.N.Y.) approved a prosecution bar for “any individual who gains access” to confidential material. In addition, Judge Koeltl determined that post-issuance proceedings,...more

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Beware Of Relying on Your Confidential Information

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If you are involved in an IPR and you are contemplating whether to rely on your own confidential information as part of a filing, you need to consider the risk that the Board will deny your motion to file under seal because...more

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PTAB Disinclined to Tailor Protective Orders or Interfere with Protective Orders Issued in Parallel Proceedings - ASML Neth. B.V....

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In a pair of orders addressing confidential information acquired in parallel proceedings, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) denied (1) a request to modify the Board’s default protective order to protect...more

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Proposed Rule Changes For IPR Appeals

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On December 3, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued a notice of proposed changes to its Rules of Practice, many of which relate to IPR practice under the AIA... Some of the proposed changes impact the manner by which appeals from...more

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Board: No Rubber Stamp on Motions to Seal - Samsung Elecs. Co. v. NVIDIA Corp.

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Addressing the standard for sealing documents in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) denied a patent owner’s motion to seal documents where the only justification provided...more

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Patent Board’s Proposed New Rules for PTAB Trials

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The PTAB issues its second round of proposed rule changes. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) just issued its second round of proposed rule changes to post-patent issuance review proceedings (Inter Partes Reviews,...more

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PTAB Summer Package of Proposed Rule Changes Now Available and Open for Public Comment

On March 31 we posted about the Patent Office rolling out a series of rulemakings for improving post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) pursuant to public feedback to a Request for Comments...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Navigating Protective Order and Prosecution Bar Issues in BPCIA Litigation

Protective orders preventing litigation counsel from participating in the prosecution of litigation-related patents are commonplace. The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”), for example, provides a...more

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