by Matthew Johnson | Jun 6, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal
By Geoff Xiao,* Mike Lavine, and Matt Johnson The Federal Circuit recently tightened the standing requirements for an IPR appeal in AVX Corp. v. Presidio Components, Inc., No. 18-1106, 2019 WL 2079178 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019). AVX previously challenged the validity of...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 5, 2019 | PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson Petitioners beware. The PTAB will not “play archaeologist with the record” or assume the burden of making arguments if the Petitioner fails to present the asserted reasons for invalidity with the required specificity. Amazon Web...
by Matthew Johnson | May 31, 2019 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson Institution rates have ticked up while petition filing rates are down slightly so far compared to fiscal year 2018. The running rate for institutions through the first six months of FY 2019 is at 64% compared to 60% in the previous year. Through...
by Matthew Johnson | May 30, 2019 | Trial Institution
By Matthew Chung*, Jasper L. Tran, and Matt Johnson Our previous blog post on NHK Spring Co. v. Intri-Plex Techs., Inc., No. IPR2018-00752, Paper 8 (PTAB Sept. 12, 2018) (precedential), noted the PTAB’s exercise of its § 314(a) discretion to deny IPR institution,...
by Matthew Johnson | May 23, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal
By Jihong Lou and Matt Johnson Update: The Supreme Court has denied cert in RPX v. ChanBond. In past decisions, the Federal Circuit has made clear that a petitioner appealing a PTAB’s final written decision upholding the patentability of challenged claims after an AIA...
