by Matthew Johnson | Jul 17, 2019 | PTAB News
By Cathy Chin Eng and Matt Johnson Relying on 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has articulated its reluctance to review “follow-on” petitions challenging the validity of patents that have been previously subjected to inter partes review. As...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 16, 2019 | PTAB News
The USPTO has published a second update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG) containing additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. The USPTO published the original TPG in August 2012, concurrent with the promulgation of the AIA Trial Rules. A first...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 10, 2019 | PTAB News
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson On July 2, 2019, Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion that denied a motion for a preliminary injunction ordering the defendant to withdraw its petitions for inter parties review (“IPR”) at the Patent Trial and...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 8, 2019 | Prior Art Issues
By Grant Hebrank,* Josh Nightingale, and Matt Johnson On May 8, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied institution of inter partes review in William Wesley Carnes, Sr., Inc. v. Seaboard Int’l Inc., No. IPR2019-00133, holding that the mere fact that prior art...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 28, 2019 | Real Party in Interest
By Jihong Lou and Matt Johnson In Power Integrations v. Semiconductor Components, the Federal Circuit ruled that privy and real-party-in-interest (RPI) relationships arising after a petition is filed but before institution may bar institution under section 315(b). In...
