In Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, the Federal Circuit defined for the first time the scope of inter partes review (“IPR”) estoppel in district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) proceedings: IPR estoppel applies...more
On February 8, the Federal Circuit held that a forum selection clause in a nondisclosure agreement (“NDA”) forfeited the parties’ right to file petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) to challenge the validity of patents at...more
On May 5, 2020, the Federal Circuit reissued a previously nonprecedential opinion as precedential that held that inter partes review (“IPR”) petitioners could not benefit from its earlier Arthrex holding to challenge adverse...more