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Voluminous Expert Testimony and Exhibits Insufficient on Their Own to Warrant Denial of IPR Institution

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted institution of inter partes review of a patent directed to delivery of targeted television advertisements. The board rejected patent owner’s argument that a lack of particularity as...more

PTAB: Patent Drawings Without Precise Measurements May Be Relied Upon as Prior Art, but Only for What They Clearly Show

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied institution of an inter partes review petition because a prior art patent figure did not provide exact dimensions, and therefore could not meet the relevant claim limitation.  On...more

Results from Phase I and II Clinical Trials and Pending Phase III Clinical Trial Insufficient to Render Obvious Method of Treating...

In an ANDA case in the District of Delaware, the court has rejected an obviousness challenge to a patented method of increasing survival in patients having prostate cancer. The court found that early clinical trial results...more

PTAB Precedential Ruling: Expert Declaration Devoid of Supporting Evidence Dooms IPR Petition

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently rejected an inter partes review petition that relied on a conclusory and unsupported expert declaration. The expert’s written testimony, which repeated portions of the petition...more

PTAB Applies Director’s Guidance and Holds that Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Precludes Fintiv Denial

In an IPR institution decision issued shortly after the USPTO issued interim guidance on discretionary denials, the PTAB held that the petition presented “compelling evidence of unpatentability,” foreclosing a Fintiv...more

IPR Petition Denied Due to Expert’s Lack of Relevant Experience

A recent board decision denying inter partes review serves as a reminder that an expert opining on obviousness must at least meet the definition of an ordinarily skilled artisan. The patent at issue related to a...more

Interim USPTO Guidance: Compelling Evidence of Unpatentability Forecloses Fintiv Denial

Key Points - On June 21, 2022, USPTO Director Katherine K. Vidal issued a memorandum titled “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings With Parallel District Court Litigation.” Under...more

PGR Challenge to Genus Claims Fails Because of Enabling Disclosure of Species in Pre-AIA Priority Applications

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has denied institution of a post-grant review proceeding because the petitioner failed to show the challenged patent was eligible for PGR. The PTAB ruled that the petitioner’s evidence,...more

PTAB Strikes from IPR Record References Introduced After Institution that Purportedly Showed State of the Art

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has granted in part a Patent Owner’s motion to strike Petitioner’s Reply for improperly raising new arguments and citing new evidence. The Board, however, declined to throw out the entirety...more

PTAB Denies Request to Cross-Examine Experts Because Declarations Were Prepared for Other Proceedings and Were Not “Critical”...

In an ongoing inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) denied Petitioner Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition, Inc.’s request to cross examine two expert witnesses after Patent Owner...more

No Rehearing Because of Hindsight Declaring

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied a petitioner’s request for rehearing of its decision declining institution of inter partes review of a patent owned by Bose Corporation (“Patent Owner.”) The PTAB upheld its...more

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