by Josh Nightingale | Dec 5, 2022 | Estoppel, PTAB News
By Dhohyung Kim and Josh Nightingale – On November 16, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) vacated a reexamination proceeding because the patent challenger relied on unpatentability grounds that reasonably could have been raised in an...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 1, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Ashvi Patel and Matt Johnson – Patent Owner, IP Bridge, filed a patent infringement suit against Petitioner, Ericsson, for infringement of seven of its patents directed at radio communication between a base station and a mobile station and related apparatuses...
by David Maiorana | Nov 16, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Real Party in Interest, Uncategorized
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On May 27, 2022, Unified Patents, LLC (“Unified”) filed a Petition requesting inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 1-3 and 5-25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,321,777 (“the ’777 Patent”), assigned to Speir Technologies Ltd. (“Speir”). ...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 10, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Emily Tait and Jack Graves* – A PTAB panel recently granted a Petitioner’s motion to submit a second expert declaration that directly addressed deficiencies identified by the PTAB’s Institution Decision. While a “close” case, the panel concluded that allowing the...
by Josh Nightingale | Nov 4, 2022 | PTAB News
By Christian Roberts and Josh Nightingale – In the latest development of OpenSky Industries v. VLSI Technology, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal has ordered sua sponte Director review of a PTAB panel’s decision on remand to institute OpenSky’s IPR challenge to a...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 27, 2022 | Petitions, PTAB News
By Ashvi Patel* and Matt Johnson – Patent Owner, C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. (CRL), filed a patent infringement suit against Petitioner, Frameless Hardware Company LLC (FHC) for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,074,413 (the ‘413 patent) directed to framing members...
