In EmeraChem Holdings LLC v. Volkswagen Group of Am. Inc., the Federal Circuit reminded the PTAB that it must abide by the APA’s requirements of adequate notice and an opportunity to respond when conducting a post-grant...more
6/29/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
America Invents Act ,
Appeals ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Notice Requirements ,
Obviousness ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
Reversal
As a patent owner involved in patent litigation, you must consider numerous factors when negotiating a settlement agreement. An important contemplation is timing, because finalizing a settlement agreement at the wrong...more
The Federal Circuit recently determined that it lacked jurisdiction to review the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s determination that assignor estoppel has no affect in an inter partes review (“IPR”). The majority’s decision...more
10/3/2016
/ Assignor Estoppel ,
CAFC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuozzo Speed Technologies ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Versata
The Federal Circuit has again held that it lacks jurisdiction to review certain decisions of the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board in Inter Partes Reviews, continuing the Court’s apparent “hands off” approach to reviewing PTAB...more
10/9/2015
/ Apple ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Business Method Proceedings ,
En Banc Review ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Real Party in Interest ,
Versata ,
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