by Carl Kukkonen | May 8, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Carl Kukkonen – In two recent decisions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings sought by Apple Inc. against Haptic, Inc. regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,996,738 B2. These decisions—IPR2024-01475 and...
by Carl Kukkonen | Mar 11, 2025 | Amendment Practice, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Simon Maxwell and Carl Kukkonen – Back in May of 2020, European patent-licensing company Sisvel filed a flurry of lawsuits against a dozen tech companies who had allegedly infringed Sisvel’s portfolio of wireless communication and networking patents. A...
by Carl Kukkonen | Jan 16, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Carl Kukkonen – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released its Fiscal Year 2024 roundup for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings. This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into the...
by Carl Kukkonen | Oct 9, 2024 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Carl Kukkonen – The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in an inter partes review: Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v. Centripetal Networks, LLC found a rule set file used by a network security program to be a “printed publication”...
by Carl Kukkonen | Jul 23, 2024 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Carl Kukkonen – The PTAB recently updated its Standard Operating Procedure 1 (SOP), which describes the process and guidelines for assigning judges to panels in all jurisdictions of the Board. This blog post highlights some of the key features of the revised...
