by Matthew Johnson | Feb 23, 2023 | PTAB News
By Christian Roberts and Matt Johnson – On December 22, 2022, Director Kathi Vidal issued a pair of decisions in the OpenSky v. VLSI saga, dismissing OpenSky Industries LLC (“OpenSky”) and Patent Quality Assurance LCC (“PQA”) from their respective challenges of...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 3, 2023 | Evidentiary Issues, Federal Circuit Appeal, Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – Proof of prior art is an issue that often arises in inter partes and post grant review proceedings before the PTAB. In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit explained the quantum of proof that is required to establish prior...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 2, 2023 | Estoppel, PTAB News
By Misti Blount and Matt Johnson – Director Vidal’s sua sponte Director Review decision of Apple Inc. v. Zipit Wireless, Inc. (IPR2021-01124, -01125, -01126, -01129) was recently designated as precedential. The decision dealt an immediate setback for Apple and...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 26, 2023 | Evidentiary Issues, PTAB News
By Ryan Mueller, Sachin Patel, and Matt Johnson – The PTAB recently granted Frameless Hardware Company LLC’s (“FHC”) motion to submit supplemental information to its expert’s original declaration in support of institution. FHC had filed two petitions against...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 13, 2023 | Discovery, Evidentiary Issues, PTAB News
By Ashvi Patel, Marlee Hartenstein, and Matt Johnson – On November 18, 2022, a panel of three PTAB administrative patent judges denied a Patent Owner’s Request for Additional Discovery in Twitter, Inc. v. Palo Alto Research Center Inc., IPR2021-01398. The PTAB...
