by Matthew Johnson | Jul 25, 2019 | Amendment Practice, Discovery, Joinder, Motions Practice, PTAB News
By Catharina Chin Eng and Matt Johnson Our prior post on the PTAB’s second update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG), published July 15, 2019, highlighted the additional guidance provided for petitions, patent owner preliminary responses and claim construction. ...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 23, 2019 | Amendment Practice, Claim Construction, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Catharina Chin Eng and Matt Johnson On July 15, 2019, the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) published a second update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG) (“2nd Update”), providing additional guidance for trial practice before the Board. The original...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 17, 2019 | PTAB News
By Cathy Chin Eng and Matt Johnson Relying on 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has articulated its reluctance to review “follow-on” petitions challenging the validity of patents that have been previously subjected to inter partes review. As...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 16, 2019 | PTAB News
The USPTO has published a second update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG) containing additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. The USPTO published the original TPG in August 2012, concurrent with the promulgation of the AIA Trial Rules. A first...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 10, 2019 | PTAB News
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson On July 2, 2019, Judge Cote of the Southern District of New York issued an opinion that denied a motion for a preliminary injunction ordering the defendant to withdraw its petitions for inter parties review (“IPR”) at the Patent Trial and...
