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Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding United States Patent and Trademark Office Printed Publications

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Petitioner’s Proof of Printed Publication Falls Short

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On February 6, 2025, the PTAB denied IPR institution because the Petitioner failed to establish that its key prior art reference qualified as a printed publication under Section 102(b). The PTAB’s decision hinged on whether...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

[Webinar] Developments in IPR Estoppel - December 5th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Director Jason A. Fitzsimmons and Counsel Richard A. Crudo will present the “Developments in IPR Estoppel” webinar on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 1:00 PM ET. The possibility of being estopped from asserting prior art in...more

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2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2021 Decisions

[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Last year, the continued global COVID-19 pandemic forced American courts to largely continue the procedures set in place in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was no...more

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PTAB Issues Guidance With Regard to AAPA

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On August 18, 2020, the USPTO issued guidance regarding the reliance on Applicant Admitted prior art (AAPA).  Under 35 U.S.C. § 311(b), IPRs may be instituted only “on the basis of prior art consisting of patents or printed...more

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USPTO Issues Guidance on “Applicant Admitted Prior Art” in IPRs

In an August 18 memorandum, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued binding agency guidance on the proper role of “applicant admitted prior art” (AAPA) in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. The memorandum...more

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Issue Twenty-Three: PTAB Trial Tracker

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The availability of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has changed the face of patent litigation. This monthly digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB,...more

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USPTO’S Precedential Opinion Panel Clarifies Requirements for a Printed Publication

In Hulu, LLC v. Sound View Innovations, LLC, Case IPR2018-01039, Paper 29 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 20, 2019) (precedential), the USPTO’s Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) addressed the following question: What is required for a...more

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Eight America-Invents-Act Trial Decisions Designated either Precedential or Informative in Past Six Weeks

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Practitioners have long sought more predictability and uniformity at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and it now appears the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is taking that issue head on. On...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Updates - September 2018

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Hyatt v. Pato (No. 2017-1722, 9/24/18) (Reyna, Wallach, Hughes) - Hughes, J. Reversing dismissal for lack of subject matter description stating, “the exclusive jurisdiction of this court and the Eastern Virginia district...more

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Federal Circuit Upholds Trade Show Catalog As Prior Art in Nobel Biocare Servs. AG v. Instradent USA, Inc.

Recently in Nobel Biocare Services AG v. Instradent USA, Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) in an inter partes review (“IPR”)...more

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Practical Tips from the Judges’ Panel at the PTAB Judicial Conference

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On July 26, 2018, the Silicon Valley Regional Office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) hosted a Judicial Conference by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). During the conference, a panel of...more

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Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

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Recent Developments In Patent Law May 17, 2017

Update to TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Case No. 16-341 (May 22, 2017) - In an 8-0 opinion written by Justice Thomas (Justice Gorsuch did not participate), the Supreme Court rules that a defendant...more

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Strategic Considerations of Estoppel for IPRs After Shaw Industries Group v. Automated Creel Systems

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When a patent is challenged in an inter partes review and a final written decision has been issued, a statutory estoppel will prevent certain subsequent proceedings. The scope of the estoppel, which applies to both Patent and...more

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Printed Publications at the PTO

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With the implementation of the America Invents Act of 2011, inter partes review proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board have become a popular way to challenge the validity of a patent. The types of information which...more

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