In PTAB trials, rules regulate when evidence may be presented by a party to ensure the opposing party a fair opportunity to respond to such evidence. Rule 42.23(b) prohibits a party from filing a sur-reply with “new evidence...more
In Intuitive Surgical, Inc. v. Ethicon LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed that estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(1) can apply as between concurrently filed inter partes review (IPR)...more
In Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, the Supreme Court held that 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) precludes judicial review of the PTAB’s decision to institute inter partes review (IPR) even on a petition filed beyond the 35...more
Two PTAB decisions recently designated as informative show that failure to provide detailed evidence of motivation to combine references for an obviousness challenge, can sink a Petition before or after institution of trial....more
The PTAB recently designated two decisions interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) as precedential. Each decision applies the Federal Circuit’s literalist interpretation of § 315(b) from Click-to-Call (CTC) to, in one...more