35 U.S.C. § 315(d) and 37 C.F.R. 42.122(a) vest the PTAB with the power to stay, transfer, consolidate, or terminate any matter pending before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office while an inter partes review involving the...more
The multiple flavors of review and prosecution at the Patent Office produce an environment where a patent family could be subject to inconsistent results. Conceivably, patents in a pre-AIA patent family could simultaneously...more
ETS-Lindgren, Inc. (“ETS”), as the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 8,331,869 ("the '869 patent") pertaining to testing wireless devices, brought an infringement action against MVG, Inc. (“MVG”), on May 28, 2015. MVG petitioned...more
In Fiscal Year 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) instituted inter partes reviews (“IPR”) on approximately 68% of petitions filed. Overcoming these odds, the PTAB recently instituted 17 out of 17 IPRs filed by...more
Princeton Digital Image Corporation v. Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., et al., C.A. No. 12-1461-LPS-CJB; Princeton Digital Image Corporation v. Ubisoft Entertainment SA, C.A. No. 13-335-LPS-CJB, January 14, 2015....more
CDx Diagnostics, Inc. et al. v. U.S. Endoscopy Group, Inc. et al. Case Number: 7:13-cv-05669-NSR - Judge Román stayed the litigation after the PTAB instituted IPR Case Nos. IPR2014-00639 and IPR2014-00641 for...more