by Matthew Johnson | Nov 23, 2020 | Motions Practice, PTAB News
By Hannah Mehrle* and Matt Johnson – NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc., (Petitioner) who was otherwise barred from pursuing two IPR proceedings regarding patents owned by HandyLab, Inc. (Patent Owner) under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b)’s one year deadline, filed a Motion to Change...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 19, 2020 | PTAB News, Request for Reconsideration
By Matt Johnson – The PTAB has added an online form to the USPTO website that allows the submission of an amicus request addressing a pending request for Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) review. This form will enable interested parties to provide fast input on...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 11, 2020 | Prior Art Issues
By Matt Johnson – One of the steps in a proper obviousness analysis is to ascertain the scope and content of the prior art and the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kan. City, 383 U.S. 1, 17 (1966). The...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 5, 2020 | Joinder, PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – After being sued by Uniloc in April 2018 for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,467,088 (“Reconfiguration Manager for Controlling Upgrades of Electronic Devices”), Apple challenged claims 1-21 of that patent at the PTAB in October of that year...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 30, 2020 | PTAB News, Time Limits
By Matt Johnson – Although infrequently awarded, district courts are empowered to issue sanctions for behavior at the PTAB that they deem “exceptional” under Octane Fitness. In Game and Technology Co., Ltd. v. Wargaming Group Limited, district court defendant and...