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Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding Investigations

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PTAB Considers Discretionary Denial Based on Parallel ITC Investigation, After Withdrawal of Fintiv Memo

In an institution decision following the USPTO’s withdrawal of its Fintiv Memo, the board addressed discretionary denial of an IPR under Fintiv in view of a parallel ITC investigation. The board noted it would not consider...more

Fish & Richardson

ITC Round-Up: Q1 2025

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The first quarter of 2025 saw the International Trade Commission issue the following public orders addressing a wide variety of issues ranging from evaluation of significance for domestic industry to staying remedial orders...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases - July 2024 #3

Backertop Licensing LLC v. Canary Connect, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2023-2367, -2368, 2024-1016, -1017 (Fed. Cir. July 16, 2024) Our case of the week focuses on the inherent power of the district courts to investigate fraud and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Too Many Bites at the Apple?

When a patent owner loses at the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), can it hire new counsel and try again in district court? That question will be answered in Gamevice, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al, No. 3-18-cv-01942...more

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Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials Established

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On June 21, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal issued a memorandum concerning the PTAB’s practice of determining whether to institute an AIA post-grant proceeding in view of the Fintiv factors. The memorandum is in part a result of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ITC Threat for Gaming Companies Grows with PTAB Discretionary Denials

While most patent disputes involving gaming companies are located in district courts, the ITC remains a viable option for at least some gaming disputes, where a patent owner can have the U.S. government bar importation of...more

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