A party to an inter partes review may submit supplemental information within one month of institution if the party can show that the supplemental information is “relevant to a claim for which the trial has been instituted.”...more
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted the annual meeting of the heads of the world’s five largest intellectual property offices, commonly referred to as the IP5 (see a related press release)....more
6/22/2018
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EPO ,
Global Dossier ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
JPO ,
KIPO ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patents ,
Press Releases ,
SIPO ,
USPTO
The Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) recently denied a Motion to Dismiss asserting the presence of a conflict of interest of USPTO Director Andrei Iancu. In St. Jude Medical, LLC. v. Snyders Heart Valve LLC, the Patent...more
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are driving forces of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more
4/5/2018
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Big Data ,
Claim Limitations ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Indefiniteness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Section 112 ,
Software Patents
In Power Integrations, Inc. v. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the PTAB provided new guidance to practitioners regarding the eligibility of conference papers as printed publications for use as prior art references...more
3/23/2018
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Evidentiary Standards ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Owner Preliminary Response ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Prior Art ,
Professional Conferences ,
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
The Situation: Artificial intelligence ("AI") and big data ("BD") innovations are a driving force of the current technological revolution, dramatically changing the way we search for information, communicate, operate devices,...more
3/15/2018
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Big Data ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Software Patents ,
Technology Sector ,
USPTO
Eleven days after the Federal Circuit’s en banc opinion in Wi-Fi Onc, LLC v. Broadcom Corp., Nos. 15-1944, -1945 & -1946 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 8, 2018), a three-judge panel granted a petition by patent owner Click-to-Call...more
2/6/2018
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America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Broadcom ,
Certiorari ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Remand ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
USPTO ,
Wi-Fi One
On December 1, 2017, the PTAB denied institution of a covered business method (“CBM”) petition because the challenged patent is directed to a “technological invention” and therefore is ineligible for CBM review under section...more
In an opinion dated October 12, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted a motion in limine to exclude evidence that a challenged patent had survived twenty post-issuance proceedings,...more
11/13/2017
/ Estoppel ,
Evidence Suppression ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Motions in Limine ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Split of Authority ,
Unfair Prejudice ,
Venue
On September 13, 2017, the PTAB, a five-judge panel, granted a petition to institute an inter partes review brought by HTC America, Inc. (“Petitioner”) against Virginia Innovation Sciences, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) regarding...more
In Personal Audio, LLC. v. Electronic Frontier Foundation, No. 2016-1123 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 7, 2017), the Federal Circuit reviewed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) decision invalidating claims of U.S. Patent No....more
8/31/2017
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Appeals ,
Article III ,
Electronic Frontier Foundation ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Printed Publications ,
Public Interest Entities ,
Reaffirmation ,
Standing
In an order entered June 30, 2017, the PTAB denied a motion by counsel for patent owner Purple Leaf, LLC (“Counsel”) to withdraw from representation in a trio of IPRs (IPR2016-01720, IPR2016-01721, and IPR2016-01722). Counsel...more
On May 8, 2017, in Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Ericsson Inc., 15-1739, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) claim constructions in a non-precedential decision....more
In connection with a dispute over parking meters, the PTAB, on March 27, 2017, issued a decision in IPR2016-00067 that Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. (DPT) had not met its burden of showing, by a preponderance of evidence,...more
In recent years, carmakers and suppliers have significantly increased the number of patent applications they file in the United States and abroad, but patent protection may not always be the right tool. Trade secret...more
5/3/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Driverless Cars ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Software ,
Wireless Technology
Since their introduction as part of the America Invents Act, Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) have proven to be a powerful tool for parties accused on patent infringement. One important constraint on their deployment is a one year...more
In a decision dated February 27, 2017, the Board denied institution of Google Inc.’s petition for Covered Business Method Patent Review of claims 20, 21, 23–26, 28, and 29 of U.S. Patent No. 6,128,651 (“the ’651 patent”)...more