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Key Takeaways - Inter partes review (IPR) estoppel applies to all invalidity grounds that were and could have been reasonably asserted against the claims challenged in the IPR petition. Parties should decide whether...more
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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explained that diligence towards reduction to practice may be established by a showing of reasonably continuous activity. ATI Techs. ULC v. Iancu, Case Nos. 2016-2222, -2406,...more
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Before Newman, O’Malley, and Wallach. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Diligence requires “reasonably continuous diligence” and is not negated if the inventor works on improvements and evaluates...more
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In a case that appears to be a case of first impression, the PTAB found in its decision denying institution in IPR2016-00781 that a final written decision in an earlier IPR created estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(1),...more
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In 1990, Stephen Kimble obtained a patent for a toy that allowed children and adults to shoot “webs” from the palms of their hands. Kimble met with the president of Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Entertainment’s predecessor, to...more