by Matthew Johnson | Aug 25, 2021 | PGR
By Hannah Mehrle and Matt Johnson – Ocado Group (“Petitioner”) filed a petition requesting a post-grant review of a claim from U.S. Patent No. 10,696,478 (’478 Patent) owned by AutoStore Technology (“Patent Owner”). The Board concluded that the Petitioner did...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 7, 2021 | Petitions, Prior Art Issues
By: Nick Bagnolo and Matt Johnson – When filing an IPR, petitioners should be careful not to take for granted one of the most fundamental aspects of challenging validity in this forum: Whether or not the relied upon references qualify as prior art. Pursuant to...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 4, 2021 | PGR
By Jianle Wang,* Stephanie Mishaga, Matt Johnson – In Microsurgical Tech., Inc. v. Regents of the Univ. of Colorado, No. PGR2021-00026, Paper 12 (P.T.A.B. June 16, 2021), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) held that disclaimed claims should be considered...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 3, 2021 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – On July 6th and 7th, the USPTO made good on its promise to not wait for a confirmed director to begin Arthrex Director reviews, issuing its first denials of review requests. The full press release is below: USPTO issues first Director...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 28, 2021 | Federal Circuit Appeal, Petitions
By Albert Liou – The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Microsoft Corporation v. FG SRC, LLC, No. 2020-1928 (Fed. Cir. June 17, 2021), is a stark reminder that an IPR petitioner must always set forth its grounds in its petition with particularity. In the...
