by David Maiorana | Feb 6, 2023 | Joinder, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On September 1, 2022, CommScope, Inc. (“CommScope”) filed a Petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 8–10, 15, 24–26, and 31 of U.S. Patent No. 8,462,835 (“the ’835 Patent”) in IPR2022-01443 (“the ’443 IPR”). The...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 29, 2022 | Joinder, Trial Institution
By Hannah Mehrle and Matt Johnson – The PTAB denied a request for institution and joinder because the petitioner was the petitioner in one other instituted IPR directed to the same patent, and the petitioner did not explain adequately to the PTAB why another...
by Matthew Johnson | Apr 6, 2022 | Joinder, PGR, Trial Institution
By Christian Roberts and Matt Johnson – Typically, a Motion for Joinder to an earlier post-grant review (“PGR”) must be filed within one month of the institution of the earlier PGR. 37 C.F.R. § 42.222(b). While the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) does...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 30, 2022 | Joinder, PTAB News
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – In the PTAB’s recent decision in Code 200 v. Bright Data Ltd., IPR2021-01503, Paper No. 13 (PTAB Mar. 14, 2022), the PTAB expounded upon the circumstances in which joinder of a “me-too” case under § 315(b) was not warranted. In...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 7, 2020 | Joinder, PTAB News, Real Party in Interest
On December 4th, the PTAB designated the following three cases precedential: RPX Corp. v. Applications in Internet Time, LLC, IPR2015-01750, Paper 128 (Oct. 2, 2020) (precedential) This decision on remand from the Federal Circuit holds that the petitioner was...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 5, 2020 | Joinder, PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – After being sued by Uniloc in April 2018 for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,467,088 (“Reconfiguration Manager for Controlling Upgrades of Electronic Devices”), Apple challenged claims 1-21 of that patent at the PTAB in October of that year...
