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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Return Mail v. U.S. Postal Service Prohibiting Federal Agencies from Seeking AIA Review

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In a 6-3 decision rendered earlier on June 10, 2019, the Supreme Court decided that federal agencies are not “persons” who can petition for post-issuance review of patents under the America Invents Act (AIA).  Thus, the...more

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USPTO Finalizes Rule For Privileged Communications In Trials Before The PTAB

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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) provided for trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Kayak Software Corp. v. International Business Machines Corp. (PTAB 2016) - PTAB Follows Strict Application of CBM Statute...

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Petitioners, KAYAK Software Corp., OpenTable, Inc., Priceline.com LLC, and The Priceline Group Inc. filed a Petition requesting a covered business method (CBM) patent review of claims 1–9 and 12–17 of U.S. Patent No....more

BakerHostetler

Patent Invalidity Offense: When Is District Court Action the Better Option Over IPR, PGR or CBM?

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It’s Monday morning after the Thanksgiving holiday. Easing back into the workweek with the lingering effects of turkey, stuffing and a miraculous Ohio State victory still sapping my brain, I open the court docket report....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

How Much Did the Federal Circuit Narrow Eligibility for Covered Business Method Review?

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Earlier this week, the Federal Circuit narrowed the types of patents eligible for covered business method (CBM) review. In Unwired Planet, LLC v. Google Inc., Case No. 15-1812, (Fed. Cir. Nov. 21, 2016) (“Unwired Planet”),...more

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PTAB’s Definition of CBM Patent is Wrong and Too Broad, Federal Circuit Says

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The America Invents Act (“AIA”) mandates that a Covered Business Method Review is available only for challenging the validity of covered business method patents. On November 21, 2016, the Federal Circuit ruled in Unwired...more

Fish & Richardson

Alert: Federal Circuit Narrows the Types of Patents That Can Be Challenged in a Covered Business Method Review

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In many ways, inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) review are equivalent proceedings to challenge an issued patent efficiently. CBM proceedings have a key benefit in that they are not limited to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Avoiding CBM Proceedings Through Statutory Disclaimers: A Case-Study and a Look to the Future

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Like a lizard shedding its tail to avoid capture, patent owners continue to escape Covered Business Method (CBM) proceedings by disclaiming claims clearly directed to financial products or services. Despite growing tension...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

USPTO to Implement Significant Rule Changes for AIA Trial Proceedings Impacting Both Petitioners and Patent Owners

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released the final set of the latest round of changes to the rules governing inter partes review, post grant review, and other AIA trial proceedings before the Patent...more

Knobbe Martens

2015 IP Law Year In Review

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Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., 135 S. Ct. 1920 (May 26, 2015) - ..Does a defendant’s belief that a patent is invalid serve as a defense to charges of inducing infringement? NO - ..Inducement requires...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

PTAB Designates Two America Invents Act Review Decisions as Precedential

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Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated two America Invents Act (AIA) review decisions as precedential: LG Electronics, Inc. v. Mondis Technology, Ltd. and Westlake Services, LLC v. Credit Acceptance...more

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Impact of the Alice V. CLS Bank Decision – A Year-End Review

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The Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l decision has had a significant impact on the prosecution of software-based patent applications, on the institution of 101-based covered business method patent reviews, and on...more

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