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N.D. Ill.: Neither Statutory Estoppel nor “Misleading” Statements Regarding Its Scope Sufficient to Knock Out Invalidity Defenses

A district court has ruled that the scope of IPR estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) did not apply to invalidity grounds that relied on physical products. The court also declined to apply judicial estoppel, notwithstanding...more

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01 Communique Laboratory, Inc. v. Citrix Systems, Inc.

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Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Newman, Mayer, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Summary: While there is not a “practicing the prior art” defense to literal...more

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Magistrate Judge Recommends IPR Estoppel Bar of Prior Art References

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A magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Texas recommended in Biscotti, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 2:13-CV-01015, DI 191 (E.D. Tex. May 11, 2017) that Microsoft should be estopped from asserting invalidity grounds that...more

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