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Takings Challenge to IPR Fails
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Cuozzo Speed, there has been speculation that there may be an opportunity to attack AIA ... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Automotive Body Parts Ass’n. v. Ford Global Techs., LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1613 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2019)
Our case of the week is a... Read More »
A jury determined that Benton Energy Service Co. infringed a patent for improved drilling in offshore oil wells owned by Cajun Services Unlimited. The jury also ... Read More »
A couple of weeks ago, we reported the quarterly numbers for patent litigation. To our surprise, we noticed a 22 percent jump in district court patent litigation in... Read More »
On Wednesday, Senator Coon—of 101 hearings fame—and five co-sponsors introduced the Stronger Patents Act in the Senate (“Support Technology &... Read More »
On July 14, 2019, the USPTO published a second update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide with additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. This... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
General Electric Co. v. United Techs. Corp., Appeal No. 2017-2497 (Fed. Cir. July 10, 2019)
The Case of the Week focuses on standing to bring ... Read More »
Non-precedential Decision Faults Long-Standing PTAB Practice
Securing additional IPR discovery at the Patent Trial & Appeal Board is a challenge. This is... Read More »
After many years of continued decline, we observed for the first time, a significant reversal in the trend in the second quarter of 2019. In Q2, a total of 1,013... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
In re: Global IP Holdings LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1426 (Fed. Cir. July 5, 2019)
The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a decision of the... Read More »
New Informative Decisions
The Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) issued new informative decisions this week applying its 101 Guidelines.
Ex Parte Olson... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Elbit Systems Land and C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Systems, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1910 (Fed. Cir. June 25, 2019)
In this appeal from the United ... Read More »
Statutory Petition Requirement Correctable
Back in April I discussed the Patent Trial & Appeal Board’s (PTAB) evolving position that an updated RPI... Read More »
CASE OF THE WEEK
Forum US, Inc. v. Flow Valve, LLC, Appeal No. 2018-1765 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2019)
Our case of the week features a rarely visited rule... Read More »
A bill was recently proposed to “reduce the improper issuance of patents that improperly extend the term of exclusivity afforded a new drug or biological... Read More »
The Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit issued three precedential opinions this week concerning matters of first impression involving inter partes reviews, two of... Read More »
Interactions During Preliminary Proceeding Can Doom PTAB Filing
Since last summer’s decisions in Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. RPX Corp., and Worlds ... Read More »
REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MINN. v. LSI CORPORATION
Before Dyk, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: State... Read More »
In my first post on the Subcommittee Hearings held last week, I noted the absence of many witnesses from the life science industry, as opposed to groups such as IPO... Read More »
A federal court in Wisconsin recently awarded Ultratec, Inc. and Captel, Inc. more than $5.4 million in damages, based on a patent infringement claim brought against... Read More »