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
10/30/2018
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Bad Faith ,
Exceptional Case ,
Inter Partes Reexamination ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Real Party in Interest ,
USPTO ,
Voluntary Dismissals
In its second opinion this week with wide-ranging implications for the inter-partes review (“IPR”) process, the Supreme Court on Tuesday addressed whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) has the authority to...more
In a recent landmark decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced that not all inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings at the U.S. Patent Office can be appealed. While anyone can file an IPR petition, not...more