by Matthew Johnson | Oct 25, 2020 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – Total PTAB petitions remained flat in FY2020, with 1513 petitions total being filed: IPR (1429), PGR (64), and CBM (20), compared to 1464 in FY2019 and 1613 FY2018, down from 1901 in FY2017. September IPR petition filings were 4th highest for...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 20, 2020 | 325(d) issues, PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Matt Johnson – The Supreme Court has held the PTAB’s “decision to deny a petition is a matter committed to the Patent Office’s discretion,” and that there is “no mandate to institute review.” Cuozzo Speed Techs., LLC v. Lee, 136 S. Ct. 2131, 2140 (2016). ...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 13, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the three appeals from the Federal Circuit’s Arthrex decision, consolidating those three cases for briefing and argument. The questions to be presented are as follows: 1. Whether, for...
by Matthew Johnson | Sep 25, 2020 | PTAB News
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has added an online form to the USPTO website that allows any member of the public to nominate any PTAB decision for precedential or informative designation. Those nominating a decision must provide a case number, case name,...
by Matthew Johnson | Sep 15, 2020 | PTAB News
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – After having to be postponed due to coronavirus concerns, the 2020 PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference has now been rescheduled and is going forward on September 24-25, 2020, with pre-conference sessions being held September...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 19, 2020 | PTAB News
By Robert M. Breetz, Stephanie M. Brooker, and Matt Johnson – Holding its first mock oral arguments, the PTAB provided LEAP eligible participants with a unique opportunity to argue in front of PTAB judges. On August 7, 2020, mock oral PTAB hearings were held...
