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United States Patent and Trademark Office Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding Patent Infringement

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What Makes a Case Exceptional?

What Makes a Case Exceptional? Panel: Chief Judge Moore and Judges Lourie and Albright,[1] with Judge Albright authoring the opinion. You should read this case if: you are seeking or opposing an award of attorneys’ fees under...more

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Patent Cases to Watch for in the Second Half of 2024

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As we move into the second half of the year, we are alerting you to 11 patent cases that you should look out for during the second half of 2024. This judicial mix touches on a range of industries and interests, such as...more

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Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Patent Owner Estoppel

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The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision in SoftView LLC v. Apple Inc. clarifying the scope of patent owner estoppel set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d)(3)(i). 2024 WL 3543902 (Fed. Cir. July 26, 2024). The regulation...more

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Director Says Not Filing Mandatory Notices and POPR Does Not Justify Adverse Judgment

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In a sua sponte Director Review, USPTO Director Vidal vacated an adverse judgement against Patent Owner for Patent Owner’s failure to submit a mandatory notice of information or file a preliminary response to a Petition...more

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Eye on IPRs, July 2024: Impact of the End of Chevron on USPTO; PTAB Filings Are Up; and More

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review (IPR) cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: What Does the End of Chevron Deference Mean for the USPTO? In June, the...more

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Intellectual Property Report - August 2024

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Be an Expert: Precedential PTAB Decision on Conclusory Expert TestimonyStutti TilwaA recent precedential decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) may serve as a warning for those parties who plan on relying on...more

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Be an Expert: Precedential PTAB Decision on Conclusory Expert Testimony

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A recent precedential decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) may serve as a warning for those parties who plan on relying on expert declarations in their inter partes reviews (“IPR”). On August 24, 2022, the...more

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How the Timing of Director Review May Affect Co-Pending Litigation

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Director Review at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) remains a hot topic in patent law. The Director first established an interim process for Director Review in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in United...more

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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: Ordering In-Person Appearance to Testify Regarding Potential Fraud on the Court is within Court's...

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Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - 1.  BACKERTOP LICENSING LLC [OPINION] (23-2367, 23-2368, 24-1016, 24-1017 Prost, Hughes, and Stoll) - Hughes, J. The Court affirmed the District Court’s orders (1)...more

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Five Tactics for Cybersecurity Companies to Defeat Patent Infringement Claims

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Navigating patent infringement claims requires a deep understanding of both the legal landscape and the specifics of the technology at stake, especially in the fast-evolving cybersecurity sector. Creative litigation...more

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PTAB Statistics Through Seven Months of FY2024

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The institution rate for post-grant petitions in FY 2024 through the end of April 2024 (the period from Oct. 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024) stands at 66% (427 instituted, 230 denied). This rate remains flat compared to the...more

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LKQ v. GM: PTAB and Examiner Guidance on Design Patent Obviousness from USPTO

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Those following this blog knew change was coming to design patent obviousness in the LKQ v. GM decision by the en banc Federal Circuit. In its May 21, 2024 decision, the court overruled the long-standing Rosen-Durling test...more

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Eye on IPRs, May 2024: Lululemon Earns Partial IPR Win Against Nike; USPTO Issues Proposed IPR Rules

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: PTAB issues initial decisions on Lululemon-Nike IPRs - Lululemon, whose...more

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USPTO Proposes Expanding Opportunities for Non-Registered Practitioners

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The PTO has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding who may represent parties in PTAB post-grant trials. The proposal is part of the USPTO’s wider initiative to expand access to practice before the Office. ...more

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Expand Reach of Terminal Disclaimers

On May 10, 2024, the USPTO posted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) soliciting comments regarding a proposed change concerning terminal disclaimers used to overcome non-statutory double patenting. The proposed change...more

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Revolutionizing the Patent Landscape: Navigating the USPTO’s Bold Fee Overhaul for 2025

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed significant changes to patent fee structures for the 2025 fiscal year. These proposed changes mark a pivotal shift in the Office’s financial approach toward...more

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Eye on IPRs, March 2024: PTAB’s Claim Construction of Cooling Patent is Hot Issue, SCOTUS Won’t Hear IPR Joinder Challenge

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: Cooling Patent Restored by Federal Circuit Over PTAB’s Claim Construction - ...more

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PTAB Proposes Permanent MTA Pilot Program Rules

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On March 4, 2024, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) regarding Motion To Amend (“MTA”) Practice and Procedures...more

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Eye on IPRs, February 2024: Supreme Court Passes on Fintiv Challenge, Parallel IPR/District Court Litigation, First Precedential...

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Every month, Erise’s patent attorneys review the latest inter partes review cases and news to bring you the stories that you should know about: SCOTUS Won’t Hear Challenge to PTAB’s Fintiv Rule- The U.S. Supreme...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Board Must Consider Separately Each Dependent Claim Incorporated Into Multiple Dependent Claim

In Nested Bean, Inc. v. Big Beings USA Pty Ltd., the director of the 'U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) (Director) granted review and modified the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (Board) final written decision...more

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2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Federal Circuit Cases Exploring a Year of Rules, Rulemaking, and Rule Enforcement at...

A trio of cases this past year illustrate a trend of increasing importance in the power of Patent-Office rulemaking and enforcement, and the influence it has on patent owners and challengers alike....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Federal Circuit Rules on Inventor-as-Lexicographer Definitions and the Proper Scope of Reply and Sur-Reply Briefing Following...

ParkerVision, Inc., v. Katherin K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. 2022-1548, (Fed. Cir. December 15, 2023) primarily involved three topics: (1) the type of language in a patent specification...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Patent Office Director Designates Precedential Opinion on IPR Expert Evidence/Testimony

In Xerox Corp. v. Bytemark, Inc., the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made precedential a prior decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) over when an expert declaration from an inter partes...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Not a Party, Not a Problem: Judge Clarke Grants Intervenor’s Motion to Stay Pending Non-Party’s Inter Partes Review of the...

On January 31, 2024, Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke granted an intervenor’s motion to stay pending the conclusion of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office inter partes review of the asserted patent that was filed by a third party....more

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Patent Appendix That Was Referenced, But Not Incorporated, Is Not Prior Art

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In Apple Inc. v. DoDots Licensing Sols. LLC, IPR2023-00939, Paper 12 (PTAB Jan. 3, 2024) (“Decision”), the PTAB clarified what is and what is not part of the prior art, and as such what can be considered by the PTAB in an IPR...more

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