In a split decision, the Federal Circuit dismissed three consolidated appeals holding that the PTAB’s decisions to deny institution were not appealable even though the PTAB previously had instituted the IPRs and proceeded...more
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a preliminary injunction barring PTAB proceedings in view of a forum selection clause. Dodocase VR, Inc. v. MerchSource, LLC, 2018-1724 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2019).
Dodocase, the owner...more
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Breach of Contract ,
Forum Selection ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
IP License ,
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Patent Royalties ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Preliminary Injunctions
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed final written decisions in two inter partes reviews by holding that the patent owner was collaterally estopped from relitigating the threshold issue of whether a prior art reference was a...more