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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...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

Perkins Coie

Real Parties-in-interest: Guidance On Who Is An RPI —and Who Is Not—in Post-grant Proceedings

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In post-grant review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, practitioners who omit any of the parties with an interest in the matter could face consequences as severe as...more

Knobbe Martens

Does the Successor-in-Interest’s Shoe Fit?

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MOJAVE DESERT HOLDINGS, LLC v. CROCS, INC. Before Newman, Dyk, and O’Malley. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Parties challenging patents in inter partes reexamination can assign their rights...more

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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions: Introduction

Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to largely continue its operations....more

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

Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions

[co-author: Kathleen Wills] Last year, the global COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for American courts. By making several changes, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was able to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Board Designates Three Precedential Decisions for Instituting, Including Real Party in Interest

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) designated new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) precedents protecting patent owners from multiple inter partes review (IPR) challenges. The Board decisions included...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - December 2020: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board Announced Three New...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board has elevated three panel decisions to precedential this month. RPX Corp. v. Applications in Internet Time, LLC, IPR2015-01750, Paper 128 (Oct. 2, 2020)...more

Goodwin

Issue Twenty-Seven: 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 monthly digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB,...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal Circuit: PTAB’s Determination of Real Party in Interest Is Barred from Review

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In a recent opinion in ESIP Series 2, LLC v. Puzhen Life USA, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that 35 USC 314(d), which bars appellate review of US Patent and Trademark Office decisions to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2020 — Part 3

In this four-part series, we take a look forward at the cases, legislation, and other trends that are likely to have a significant impact on intellectual property law and practice in 2020. In the first two parts of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

PTAB - 2019 Year in Review

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To wrap up 2019 and usher in 2020 for practitioners who handle Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) matters, Foley partners Jeanne Gills, Steve Maebius, and George Quillin discussed 2019’s major developments in a webinar on...more

Fish & Richardson

The Importance of Candor in PTAB Practice

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On November 6, 2019, Fish & Richardson Principal Stuart Nelson and Associate Kim Leung hosted the Post-Grant for Practitioners webinar “USPTO Ethics Rules at the PTAB.” The webinar highlighted some of the major ethics rules...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Late Identification of Real-Party-in-Interest Permitted Even Where It Would Otherwise Create Time-Bar

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Addressing whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is permitted to excuse an inter partes review (IPR) petitioner’s late identification of additional real-parties-in-interest (RPIs), the US Court of Appeals for the...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - April 2019

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

USPTO Designates Three Decisions Relating to Real-Party-in-Interest as Precedential

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As discussed in our alert from last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently taken measures to increase the predictability and uniformity at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The USPTO...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Racketeering Not Just for Mobsters Anymore: Patent Proceedings Too

What began as a run-of-the-mill patent lawsuit for a popular sportswear company spiraled into a six year litigation war; one that, when the dust of the suit at law settled, resulted in accusations of “racketeering.”...more

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

2019 Report: Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB - Summaries of Key 2018 Decisions: Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom, 878 F.3D 1364 (FED....

Broadcom sought inter partes review of three patents owned by Wi-Fi One. In response to Broadcom’s petitions, Wi-Fi One argued that the IPR was barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) because Broadcom was in privity with certain...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Significant 2018 Patent Decisions and a Look Ahead

This year the Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Federal District Courts penned a number of opinions impacting patent law. Here are some key takeaways from the past year....more

Proskauer - New England IP Blog

Gun Trigger Patent Lawsuit Misfire Does Not Warrant “Exceptional Case” Finding

After a lengthy and circuitous patent proceeding between plaintiff O.F. Mossberg & Sons (“Mossberg”) and defendants Timney Triggers, LLC and its related manufacturing entity (collectively, “Timney”), which ultimately resulted...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - September 2018

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Hyatt v. Pato (No. 2017-1722, 9/24/18) (Reyna, Wallach, Hughes) - Hughes, J. Reversing dismissal for lack of subject matter description stating, “the exclusive jurisdiction of this court and the Eastern Virginia district...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2018 #5

Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. RPX Corp., Appeal Nos. 2017-1698, et al. (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2018) (unsealed July 24, 2018) In a lengthy decision on an issue of first impression, the Federal Circuit addressed the...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2018

The PTAB Strategies and Insights newsletter provides timely updates and insights into how best to handle proceedings at the USPTO. It is designed to increase return on investment for all stakeholders looking at the entire...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

PATENT CASE OF THE WEEK - WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical Corp., Appeal Nos. 2016-2099, -2100, -2101, -2332, -2333, -2334 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2018) - In an appeal from an inter partes review, the Federal Circuit...more

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

PTAB Strategies and Insights - January 2018

The PTAB Strategies and Insights Newsletter is designed to be a valuable resource for all stakeholders in the global patent arena throughout the patent life cycle. To that end, articles will provide perspectives from both...more

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