In two related decisions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) determined that patents directed to a personal computer interactive lottery/casino type game that allows players to purchase game tickets in the form...more
10/7/2015
/ Abstract Ideas ,
America Invents Act ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Patent Expiration ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Versata
In a trio of orders addressing the extent of express explanation required in a petition for post-grant review, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) found each petition defective for lack of explanation regarding...more
United State Postal Service v. Return Mail, Inc.; Conopco, Inc. v. The Proctor & Gamble Co. -
Two recent orders by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) emphasize...more
Applying section 18(a)(1) of the America Invents Act (AIA) to an issue of first impression, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court, ordering a stay of the district court...more
7/17/2014
/ America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
Highmark v. Allcare ,
Order to Stay ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Salesforce
LKQ Corp. v. Clearlamp, LLC; MicroStrategy, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc.; Kyocera Corp. v. Softview LLC -
In addition to the many IPRs and CBM reported in this issue, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has now issued...more