Inter Partes Reexamination

The Perfect Patent Office Litigator [Video]

by Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 3/29/2013

In this video, Robert Greene Sterne, a founding director of intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., describes the perfect patent office litigator to handle the new contested proceedings under...more

Patent Watch: Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 3/26/2013

On March 20, 2013, in Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader, Dyk,* Reyna) affirmed the district court's grant of Abbott's motion to quash two subpoenas duces tecum issued...more

America Invents Act: Inter Partes Review

by Deborah Sterling, Ph. D., Eldora Ellison, Ph. D. | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/11/2013

What is an inter partes review? An inter partes review (“IPR”) enables a third party to challenge one or more claims in an issued patent at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“Office”). IPR was designed to...more

Patent Watch: Rexnord Indus., LLC v. Kappos

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 1/31/2013

"[A]nticipation by inherent disclosure is appropriate only when the reference discloses prior art that must necessarily include the unstated limitation, [or the reference] cannot inherently anticipate the claims."...more

Patent Watch: C.W. Zumbiel Co. v. Kappos

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 1/10/2013

[T]he preamble constitutes a limitation when the claim(s) depend on it for antecedent basis, or when it "is essential to understand limitations or terms in the claim body." On December 27, 2012, in C.W. Zumbiel Co. v....more

Belkin International, Inc. v. Kappos - A Cautionary Tale in the Intricate Arena of Inter Partes Reexamination

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/11/2012

On Tuesday of last week, the Federal Circuit held that a party bringing a request for inter-partes reexamination may not appeal a decision by the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that certain prior art does...more

America Invents Act of 2011: Major Changes in the Law

by Venable LLP on 10/14/2011

Patent litigation can be analogized to a game of chess. In chess each player has six distinct pieces – the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn – each with its own strengths and weaknesses. In patent litigation,...more

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The Perfect Patent Office Litigator [Video]

Patent Watch: Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp.

America Invents Act: Inter Partes Review

Patent Watch: Rexnord Indus., LLC v. Kappos

Patent Watch: C.W. Zumbiel Co. v. Kappos

Belkin International, Inc. v. Kappos - A Cautionary Tale in the Intricate Arena of Inter Partes Reexamination

America Invents Act of 2011: Major Changes in the Law

The Perfect Patent Office Litigator [Video]

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