by Matthew Johnson | Jul 15, 2024 | District Court, PTAB News
By Nick Marasco,* Matt Modderman, Matt Johnson – The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware recently issued a protective order settling a dispute over the scope of a proposed prosecution bar. Aerin Medical Inc. v. Neurent Medical Inc., No. 23-756, Dkt....
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 10, 2024 | Joinder, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Time Limits, Trial Institution
By Ariana Tsanas*, Matt Johnson, and Daniel Sloan – On May 6th, 2024, the PTAB declined Ubiquiti Inc.’s (“Petitioner’s”) request to institute inter partes review. Ubiquiti Inc. v. XR Communications LLC D/B/A Vivato Tech., IPR2024-00148, Paper 12 (May 6, 2024). ...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 28, 2024 | District Court, Estoppel, Federal Circuit, PTAB News
By Sabrina Bellantoni and Matt Johnson – Recently, District Court Judge Thomas S. Zilly in the Western District of Washington granted Ironburg Inventions Ltd.’s (“Ironburg”) motion for inter partes review (“IPR”) estoppelpursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2), which...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 21, 2024 | Preliminary Responses, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Dave Cochran and Daniel Sloan – On April 25, 2024, the PTAB denied Masimo Corporation’s (“Petitioner’s”) second petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) against U.S. Patent No. 10,076,257 (the “’257 patent”). Masimo Corp. v. Apple Inc., IPR2024-00071, Paper...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 19, 2024 | Design Patents, Federal Circuit Appeal, Prior Art Issues
By John Evans, Jesse Wynn, and Erin Bies* – Those following this blog knew change was coming to design patent obviousness in the LKQ v. GM decision by the en banc Federal Circuit. In its May 21, 2024 decision, the court overruled the long-standing Rosen-Durling...