by S. Christian Platt | Feb 20, 2019 | CBMs
By Jihong Lou and Christian Platt In a nonprecedential per curiam decision, the Federal Circuit vacated the PTAB’s final written decisions in five covered business method (“CBM”) reviews on four related e-trading patents as “arbitrary and capricious” because those...
by S. Christian Platt | Nov 12, 2018 | PGR, Prior Art Issues
By Christian Platt, John Evans, and Kerry Barrett On October 23, 2018, the PTAB found unpatentable B/E Aerospace’s U.S. Design Patent No. D764,031 (“’031 patent”). C&D Zodiac, Inc. v. B/E Aerospace, Inc., PGR2017-00019, Paper 37 (PTAB Oct. 23, 2018). The ’031...
by S. Christian Platt | Sep 19, 2018 | PTAB News
By: Amanda Leckman and S. Christian Platt Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) hearings are typically open to the public, and a schedule of upcoming hearings is posted on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) website. But hearings are only...
by S. Christian Platt | Aug 2, 2018 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By: S. Christian Platt and Michael Lavine On July 26, 2018, the Silicon Valley Regional Office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) hosted a Judicial Conference by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). During the conference, a panel of...
by S. Christian Platt | Jun 8, 2018 | PTAB News
By: Jeffrey C. Wu, Ph.D. and S. Christian Platt On June 5, 2018, Chief Judge David Ruschke and Vice Chief Judge Tim Fink of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) participated in a webinar providing new guidance on three topics: (1) the new claim construction...
