by Matthew Johnson | May 25, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – An inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a proceeding of the petitioner versus the patent owner. In a situation where the petitioner or the patent owner consists of multiple entities, there...
by Sarah Geers | Apr 23, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Sarah Geers – On April 11, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) held a Boardside Chat webinar to discuss remote hearings in AIA trials and ex parte appeals. The discussion featured panelists Lead judges Georgianna Braden and Jessica Kaiser, Deputy...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 19, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Sachin Patel and Matt Johnson – The PTAB exercised its discretion in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., v. Acorn Semi, LLC, IPR2020-01182, Paper 17 (Feb. 10, 2021) to deny inter partes review based on a district court finding the challenged claims indefinite. On June...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 3, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Andrea Beathard, Sue Gerber, and Matt Johnson – Although the PTAB had previously stated that it would “rarely” be appropriate for a petitioner to file multiple petitions against the same patent, in Dolby Laboratories, Inc. v. Intertrust Technologies Corp.,...
by John Marlott | Jan 13, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By John Marlott and Nick Bagnolo – In post-grant proceedings since 2018, the PTAB has applied the same claim construction standard as used in district court; a recent Memorandum confirms the PTAB will likewise apply the same standard that district courts use for...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 17, 2020 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Hannah Mehrle and Matt Johnson – In a non-precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit recently reaffirmed that state universities cannot use sovereign immunity to avoid patent challenges at the PTAB stating that, “sovereign immunity does not apply to IPR...
