by Matthew Johnson | Apr 23, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News, Time Limits
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – This week, the United States Supreme Court interpreted the scope of the AIA’s “no appeal” provision found in 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) (“Section 314(d)”). Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Techs, L.P., No. 18-916, 2020 WL 1906544 (Apr. 20,...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 22, 2020 | PTAB News
As Jones Day’s PTAB Litigation Blog marks its 500th posting, Dave Cochran and Matt Johnson discuss current patent litigation developments, near-term trends, and how the PTAB is handling cases during the COVID-19 lock down. You can listen...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 21, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News, Time Limits
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that 35 U.S.C. § 314(d)’s statement that the “determination by the Director whether to institute an inter partes review under this section shall be final and nonappealable” means that PTAB decisions regarding the...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 17, 2020 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – As was previously noted here, the PTAB recently designated one decision as precedential and four as informative concerning the necessary showing for proving up a reference as printed publication prior art. Here is an in depth...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 10, 2020 | 325(d) issues, PTAB News
By Robby Breetz and Matt Johnson – As we noted here, the PTAB recently designated two 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) cases precedential and one informative. Here is an in depth review of the informative decision. On March 24, 2020,the PTAB designated two sections of the...