by Joseph Beauchamp | May 11, 2022 | Final Written Decisions, Prior Art Issues
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board found that no claims challenged were unpatentable, after finding manuals relied upon as prior art did not qualify as “printed publications” under 35 U.S.C. § 311(b). ...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Feb 8, 2022 | District Court, PTAB News
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – * The Federal Circuit has just issued an additional decision in this dispute today. We will cover that development further shortly. In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board granted institution of inter...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Dec 14, 2021 | PTAB News, Request for Reconsideration
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – In a recent decision, Commissioner Andrew Hirschfeld, who is currently performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, issued the first...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Jul 22, 2021 | Petitions, PTAB News
By Alison Ibendahl and Joseph Beauchamp – A June 25, 2021 decision by the PTAB has clarified that when paying the filing fee via wire transfer, the inter partes review (“IPR”) petition filing date is based upon when the funds are made available to the USPTO. ...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Mar 29, 2018 | Federal Circuit
By: Mike Lavine and Joe Beauchamp Patent applicants often draft claims to cover various ranges of physical or chemical characteristics. Of primary concern during prosecution are prior art documents that disclose similar, but not overlapping, ranges. In In re Brandt,...
