The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently designated its decision in Cambridge v. Sfara (IPR2024-00952) as an informative decision.[1] This designation addresses an important issue in inter partes review (IPR)...more
The recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Honeywell International Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A., issued on January 2, 2025, overturned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“the Board”) factual and legal holdings in the final...more
1/15/2025
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Recent headlines have focused on the $1.6 billion damages claim and Google’s possible exposure in Singular Computing’s patent infringement lawsuit involving Google’s “AI-related” chips. $1.6 billion is certainly not chump...more
1/26/2024
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The USPTO recently designated CommScope Techs. LLC. v. Dali Wireless, Inc. and Nested Bean, Inc. v. Big Beings Pty Ltd. as precedential PTAB decisions. Both decisions were before the Director of the USPTO, Katherine Vidal. A...more
As the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) develop, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) continues to grapple with a key question: Can an AI be an inventor?
On February 14, 2023, the USPTO...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) maintains a list of all PTAB precedential and informative decisions organized by subject matter. These precedential decisions establish “binding authority concerning major...more
Last month, the Federal Circuit’s holding in Google LLC v. Hammond Dev. Int’l, Inc. illustrated the importance of raising a collateral estoppel argument when the opportunity arises. In Google LLC v. Hammond Dev. Int’l, Inc.,...more
On October 18, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted two notices on Regulations.gov seeking public input on the requirements to practice before the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)....more
Since its inception, the PTAB has gained a negative reputation among patent owners, even being referred to as “patent death squads.” However, in the past year the Federal Circuit has provided a glimmer of hope for patent...more