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Last week, we released the names of the five most active companies in IPR. However, the most active ones are not necessarily the best performing. This week, we have... Read More »
Written by Benjamin Anger and David T. Kim
The PTAB’s Chief Administrative Patent Judge and Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge joined an expanded PTAB ... Read More »
Last September we released the top 25 petitioners in IPRs. Apple was atop the list with almost 5 percent of all cases filed. We reviewed all IPR cases again this year ... Read More »
Written by Peter Law and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D.
September 16, 2017 marked five years since the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was created. Some of... Read More »
Written by Daniel A. Kamkar and Benjamin Anger
On August 30, 2017, the PTAB issued a Final Written Decision in M & P Golf, LLC (d/b/a Cool Clubs) v. Max Out... Read More »
Written by Joe Jennings
Editors: John Sganga, Joe Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Judgments and Awards
On August 31, 2017, a jury in the Northern District of... Read More »
Oil States/CAFC to Unravel “Litigation” Premise
Sovereign immunity from proceedings of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) has become... Read More »
In Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire LLC, [2016-2287] (September 8, 2017), the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s decision in an Inter Partes reexamination that the... Read More »
Written by Peter Law and Kerry S. Taylor, Ph.D.
In a creative move to take advantage of recent PTAB decisions regarding Sovereign Immunity, (see e.g., Covidien LP ... Read More »
PTAB Precedent (Not Surprisingly) Embraces CAFC Precedent
As I pointed out last week, it is a heavy lift for the Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) to... Read More »
Written by Mark Kachner and Daniel P. Hughes
Editors: John Sganga, Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Judgments and Awards
On August 11, 2017 a northern... Read More »
Several new green patent complaints were filed in May and June in the areas of advanced batteries, electroluminescence lighting technology, green cleaning solvents... Read More »
Written by Mark Kachner and Daniel P. Hughes
Editors: John Sganga, Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Judgments and Awards
On August 11, 2017, a Los... Read More »
Written by Mark Kachner and Daniel P. Hughes
Editors: John Sganga, Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Judgments and Awards
On August 14, 2017, a New York... Read More »
Preserving The PTAB Trial Record
An objection operates to preserve errors in admitting evidence. At the PTAB, the manner and timing of making evidentiary... Read More »
Written by Alison M. Hill and Karen M. Cassidy
Editors: Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Patent Judgments and Awards
On August 7, 2017, after nearly... Read More »
Written by Alison M. Hill and Karen M. Cassidy
Editors: Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Patent Judgments and Awards
On August 4, 2017, after... Read More »
Written by Alison M. Hill and Karen M. Cassidy
Editors: Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Patent Judgments and Awards
On July 14, 2017, the International ... Read More »
Written by Caleb A. Bates, Ph.D. and Michael L. Fuller
In March 2014, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. sued Merus B.V. for allegedly infringing U.S. Patent No... Read More »
Written by Daniel Kiang and Marko R. Zoretic
Editors: Joseph Cianfrani and Boris Zelkind
Patent Judgments and Awards
On August 3, 2017, a Boston jury... Read More »