by Matthew Johnson | Apr 25, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Shane Padilla and Matt Johnson – Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) was persuaded to consider the merits of three out of seven concurrent petitions for an inter partes review of a single patent due to the patent’s complicated claiming...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 22, 2025 | Time Limits, Trial Institution
By Dalton Earich and Matt Johnson – In 2985 LLC d/b/a Mountain Voyage Company, LLC v. The Ridge Wallet LLC, a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) panel denied inter partes review (“IPR”) institution where the petition was time barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b)...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 11, 2025 | Estoppel, Federal Circuit
By Zac Hardy and Matt Johnson – Kroy IP Holdings, LLC sued Groupon, Inc., alleging infringement of 13 claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,061,660 (“’660 patent’), which relates to incentive programs over computer networks. Those claims were invalidated via successful...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 8, 2025 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Ernie Oleksy and Matt Johnson – The PTAB recently provided a pre-AIA priority analysis for reference patents in Roku, Inc. v. Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC, No. IPR2024-01057, Paper 10 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 10, 2025). This decision highlights the...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 3, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Joshua Nightingale and Daniel Sloan – Recent developments at the USPTO suggest a significant shift in favor of the PTAB exercising discretionary denial and uncertainty on behalf of parties to PTAB proceedings. On March 24, 2025, following the February 28,...
