by Albert Liou | Aug 1, 2023 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Albert Liou – In a recent decision denying institution, the PTAB rejected Petitioner Mercedes Benz USA’s argument that the challenged patent was not entitled to the filing date of its provisional application. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC v. Westport Fuel Systems...
by Albert Liou | Apr 15, 2022 | Motions Practice, PTAB News
By Albert Liou and Haytham Soliman – In MG Freesites Ltd v. Scorpcast, LLC, the PTAB recently denied a Petitioner’s request to file a Motion for Sanctions for alleged misconduct by the Patent Owner during depositions because the Petitioner did not raise the...
by Albert Liou | Jan 27, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Albert Liou – On January 14, 2022, the PTAB issued a precedential opinion granting a request for rehearing of a denial of an IPR petition that had previously found a petition to be time-barred because the wire transfer had not been timely paid. Toshiba...
by Albert Liou | Oct 29, 2021 | Trial Institution
By Alison Ibendahl and Albert Liou – In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board granted institution of inter partes review after accepting the Petitioner Microsoft’s stipulation to forego overlapping challenges in parallel district court proceedings...
by Albert Liou | Sep 17, 2021 | Federal Circuit, Federal Circuit Appeal, Prior Art Issues
By Albert Liou – In the recent precedential Federal Circuit decision Valve Corporation v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd., No. 2020-1315, 2020-1315, 2020-1379, 2021 WL 3628664 (Fed. Cir. August 17, 2021), the Federal Circuit ruled on an issue that is not often...
