by Matthew Johnson | Jan 17, 2020 | PTAB News
By Nate Andrews, Jasper Tran, and Matt Johnson – The Federal Circuit and the patent world continue to grapple with the court’s decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew. Since our last updates, the parties in Arthrex and other cases have continued the push for...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 3, 2020 | PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – The institution rate for post-grant challenges in current FY 2020 (Oct. 1, 2019 through November 31, 2019) stands at 50% compared to 63% in the previous fiscal year. While a small sample size (88 instituted, 88 denied), this is a number that...
by Emily Tait | Dec 20, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Nate Andrews and Emily Tait – As we have previously discussed on this blog and elsewhere, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew has generated significant discussion and controversy in the patent world. On December 16, both parties...
by Gasper LaRosa | Dec 18, 2019 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By Jen Bachorik and Gasper LaRosa – In November, the PTAB Bar Association held its annual Thought Leader Summit. The Summit highlighted recent changes to PTAB practice, with a keynote address from USPTO Director Andrei Iancu. In the opening remarks, Director...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 16, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Nate Andrews, Jasper Tran, and Matt Johnson – The Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew excited and disrupted the patent world. (See, Jones Day Podcast recapping Arthrex decision and fallout.) Inter partes review (IPR) reshaped patent...
by David Cochran | Dec 13, 2019 | PTAB News
In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., the Federal Circuit has held that appointments of Administrative Patent Judges of the PTAB were in violation of the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Jones Day’s Matt Johnson and Dave Cochran discuss the...
