by Matthew Johnson | Mar 5, 2021 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Jennifer Bachorik and Matt Johnson – The USPTO designated Snap, Inc. v. SRK Tech. LLC, IPR2020-00820 (PTAB October 21, 2020) (Paper 15) (“Snap”) as precedential as to § II.A regarding its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a) to deny institution of inter partes...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 2, 2021 | PTAB News
On Monday the Supreme Court heard arguments in the Arthrex case (Nos. 19-1434; -1452; -1458) (click link for transcript) regarding whether PTAB judges are principal officers, who must be appointed by the president and confirmed, or whether they are inferior officers...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Laura Kanouse* and Matt Johnson – In Sand Revolution II, LLC v. Continental Intermodal Group-Trucking LLC, IPR2019-1393, Paper 19, (PTAB April, 7 2020), the Board denied briefing based on a lack of jurisdiction while the Precedential Opinion Panel request was...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 12, 2021 | Amendment Practice, Trial Institution
By Andrea Beathard and Matt Johnson – On January 28, 2021, the PTAB held a Boardside Chat webinar at which three PTAB judges discussed four recent developments related to America Invents Act (“AIA”) trials. First, Vice Chief Judge Michael Tierney discussed what...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 10, 2021 | Trial Institution
By Sean Benevento*, Mike Lavine, and Matt Johnson – The PTAB recently held that the General Plastic factors weighed in favor of denying a follow-on IPR petition filed after the Patent Owner filed a preliminary response to an earlier petition challenging the same...
