by Joseph Beauchamp | Mar 13, 2018 | Claim Construction
By: Mike Lavine and Joe Beauchamp process step in product claims Whether a process step in product claims is afforded patentable weight has been an issue gaining more attention recently. The Federal Circuit weighs in on the topic in In re Nordt Dev. Co., LLC, No....
by David Maiorana | Mar 12, 2018 | Claim Construction, PTAB Trial Basics
By: Dave Maiorana In previous posts, we have discussed whether the PTAB and the district courts can reach different conclusions on the same issue. (See Fed Circ Affirms Conflicting Invalidity Determinations from District Court and PTAB; Can PTAB and Courts Reach...
by Carl Kukkonen | Oct 2, 2017 | Claim Construction, Trial Institution
By Carl Kukkonen and Amanda Leckman On September 13, 2017, the PTAB, a five-judge panel, granted a petition to institute an inter partes review brought by HTC America, Inc. (“Petitioner”) against Virginia Innovation Sciences, Inc. (“Patent Owner”) regarding U.S....
by David Cochran | Aug 25, 2017 | Claim Construction
By Vishal Khatri and Dave Cochran In a decision dated August 17, 2017, the PTAB denied institution of Kingston Technology Company, Inc.’s petition requesting inter partes review of claims 1-3, 6-8, 11-15, 23-28, and 36-39 of U.S. Patent No. 6,088,802 (“the ‘802...
by Carl Kukkonen | Jun 7, 2017 | Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Appeal
By Stephanie Brooker and Carl Kukkonen On May 8, 2017, in Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Ericsson Inc., 15-1739, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) claim constructions in a non-precedential decision. ...
by Carl Kukkonen | Mar 13, 2017 | CBMs, Claim Construction
By Vishal Khatri and Carl Kukkonen In a decision dated February 27, 2017, the Board denied institution of Google Inc.’s petition for Covered Business Method Patent Review of claims 20, 21, 23–26, 28, and 29 of U.S. Patent No. 6,128,651 (“the ’651 patent”) owned by...
