by Carl Kukkonen | May 2, 2017 | Prior Art Issues
By Amanda Leckman and Carl Kukkonen In connection with a dispute over parking meters, the PTAB, on March 27, 2017, issued a decision in IPR2016-00067 that Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. (DPT) had not met its burden of showing, by a preponderance of evidence, that...
by Carl Kukkonen | Mar 28, 2017 | PTAB Trial Basics, Time Limits
By Yury Kalish Ph.D. and Carl Kukkonen See also, Jones Day ITC Blog’s posting on the Bosch case at: http://jonesdayitcblog.com/clock-file-ipr/ Since their introduction as part of the America Invents Act, Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) have proven to be a powerful...
by Carl Kukkonen | Mar 13, 2017 | CBMs, Claim Construction
By Vishal Khatri and Carl Kukkonen In a decision dated February 27, 2017, the Board denied institution of Google Inc.’s petition for Covered Business Method Patent Review of claims 20, 21, 23–26, 28, and 29 of U.S. Patent No. 6,128,651 (“the ’651 patent”) owned by...
by Carl Kukkonen | Feb 14, 2017 | Claim Construction, Request for Reconsideration
By Kamilah Alexander and Carl Kukkonen Conventional wisdom endorses the view that petitioning for a rehearing of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) final written decision is a waste of both attorney and client resources (i.e., time and money). Does...
by Carl Kukkonen | Jan 16, 2017 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB Trial Basics
By Kevin Clark and Carl Kukkonen The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) recently reviewed the threshold necessary to institute a request for inter partes review (IPR) under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Munchkin, Inc. v. Int’l Refills Co., Ltd., IPR2016-01154 (December 12,...
