by Matthew Johnson | Jan 22, 2021 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
On January 19th, the PTO published an Executive Summary encapsulating stakeholder feedback received from the October 20, 2020 Request for Comments on institution of America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings. The USPTO received 822 comments from a wide range of...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 19, 2021 | Estoppel, Federal Circuit Appeal
By Marlee Hartenstein and Matt Johnson – In General Access Sols., Ltd. v. Sprint Spectrum, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00007-RWS, ECF No. 128 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 1, 2020), the Eastern District of Texas denied a motion to strike invalidity defenses as barred by IPR estoppel...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 6, 2021 | Stay
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – District courts commonly stay patent litigation cases pending inter parties review (IPR) that assesses the validity of the patents-in-suit before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Such stay may be lifted or extended at...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 28, 2020 | Petitions, Trial Institution
By Lisa Furby and Matt Johnson – The results of a recent update to the PTAB Multiple Petition Study show Petitioners face an uphill battle when attempting to utilize a multiple petition strategy. These results, discussed during the December 10, 2020 Boardside...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 22, 2020 | Estoppel
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – The estoppel statute precludes a defendant who has challenged a claim in an IPR reaching final written decision from later challenging that claim on any ground that it raised or reasonably could have raised during the IPR...
