Federal Circuit Summaries -
Before Dyk, Reyna, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Summary: In an inter partes review proceeding, broadest reasonable interpretation of a claim term must encompass...more
The PTAB denied institution of Covered Business Method (CBM) Review, finding that the parties’ license agreement and covenant not to sue removed any “imminent” threat of an infringement suit. MasterCard International Inc., v....more
The PTAB’s Chief Administrative Patent Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge joined an expanded PTAB panel that adopted the seven NVIDIA factors and denied institution of the Petitioner’s follow-on petitions in...more
In a final written decision, the Board denied a patent owner’s request for a certificate of correction filed shortly after IPR institution in Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C. v. Meyer Products, LLC, IPR2015-01839, Paper 51 (P.T.A.B....more