by Matthew Johnson | Mar 28, 2021 | Amendment Practice
By Sarah Brickey and Matt Johnson – The precedential ruling in Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH, IPR2018-00600, Paper 67 (PTAB July 6, 2020) allows the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) to raise an issue regarding substitute claims that was...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 25, 2021 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
Partners Matt Johnson and Sarah Geers talk about former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu’s impact on the PTAB, and what we might expect from a new director under the Biden Administration. They also comment on why patent litigation filings remained active during...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 23, 2021 | Discovery, PTAB News
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – Depositions for proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are usually taken in the U.S. See 37 C.F.R. § 42.53(b)(2), (b)(3). Furthermore, many foreign jurisdictions have restrictions on taking depositions within...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 19, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Sachin Patel and Matt Johnson – The PTAB exercised its discretion in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., v. Acorn Semi, LLC, IPR2020-01182, Paper 17 (Feb. 10, 2021) to deny inter partes review based on a district court finding the challenged claims indefinite. On June...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 11, 2021 | Other News
By Zach Sharb and Matt Johnson – On February 26, 2021, the PTAB found in favor of Fox Factory, Inc. (“Fox”) on remand and cancelled the challenged claims of SRAM LLC’s (“SRAM”) U.S. Patent No. 9,182,027 (the ’027 Patent), directed towards anchoring a bicycle’s...
