by Matthew Johnson | Dec 27, 2018 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – The PTAB’s November statistics confirmed the expected jump in PTAB filings in November, with many petitioners seeking to file petitions before the changeover from the BRI to Phillips claim construction standard. 212 petitions for IPR,...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 26, 2018 | PTAB News, Stay
By Tom Ritchie and Matt Johnson In Microsoft Corp. v. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the PTAB refused to stay ten IPRs filed by Microsoft while Patent Owner St. Regis appeals a Federal Circuit decision that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be asserted in an IPR proceeding....
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 24, 2018 | Pharmaceutical, PTAB News
Sen. Orrin Hatch has introduced a bill that would augment the Hatch-Waxman Act, limiting challengers ability to proceed with patent challenges both in court and at the PTAB. Following is the introduction of the “Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018.” The...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 20, 2018 | PTAB News
The 2019 PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference will take place March 14 – 15, 2019, at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. Pre-conference sessions will be offered March 13. The conference will bring together practitioners, in-house counsel, and members of the bench...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 18, 2018 | Evidentiary Issues
By Jihong Lou, Levent Herguner, Alex Li, and Matt Johnson – On December 6, 2018, the PTAB hosted a Boardside Chat webinar on hearsay and authentication. The Administrative Patent Judges presenting the webinar were Michael Zecher, Tom Giannetti, and Grace...
