by Matthew Johnson | Aug 14, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration, Trial Institution
By Jessie Hess,* Pranita Dhungana, and Matthew Johnson – USPTO Acting Director Stewart sua sponte reconsidered and modified a previous Director Review decision that had affirmed cancellation of all 183 challenged claims as a sanction against patent owner...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 8, 2025 | PGR, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Evan Tassis and Matt Johnson – In a recent decision, Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart denied a Patent Owner’s request for discretionary denial in LifeVac, LLC v. DCSTAR, Inc., IPR2025-00454. Even though Petitioner had previously challenged the same patent...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 5, 2025 | Claim Construction, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Levent Herguner and Matt Johnson – On June 25, 2025, Acting Director Coke Stewart released an informative decision vacating institution of inter partes review (“IPR”) based on two petitions that were primarily filed to present two different constructions....
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 28, 2025 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Jessie Hess*, Christian Roberts, and Matthew Johnson – The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of an inter partes review (IPR) brought by Par-Kan Company, LLC against Unverferth Manufacturing Company regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,967,940...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 23, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – As discretionary denials are on the rise and institution rates are declining at the PTAB (link), recent decisions from the PTAB have introduced the notion of a patent owner’s “settled expectations” as another reason for the PTAB...
