by Sarah Geers | Aug 29, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration, Trial Institution
By Adam Cook and Sarah Geers – For the first time under the bifurcated institution procedures, the Acting Director reversed her own prior discretionary denial, citing changed circumstances based on a settlement in the parallel district court litigation. See Arm...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 14, 2025 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration, Trial Institution
By Jessie Hess,* Pranita Dhungana, and Matthew Johnson – USPTO Acting Director Stewart sua sponte reconsidered and modified a previous Director Review decision that had affirmed cancellation of all 183 challenged claims as a sanction against patent owner...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 27, 2025 | Final Written Decisions, PTAB News, Request for Reconsideration
By Ned LaDuca,* Matt Modderman, Matt Johnson – A Delegated Rehearing Panel (“DRP”) recently modified the PTAB’s construction of the claim term “workload” and remanded, giving Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“Petitioner”) another opportunity to challenge a processor...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 25, 2025 | PTAB News, Request for Reconsideration
By Sabrina Bellantoni and Matt Johnson – Recently, a Director Review was granted where Director Vidal vacated the Patent Trial and Appeals Board’s (“PTAB”) Final Written Decision and remanded back to the PTAB for further consideration of enablement. Duration...
by Matthew Johnson | Sep 5, 2024 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration
By Owen Carpenter and Matt Johnson – – On July 30, 2024, Director Vidal ordered patent board judges to revisit a ruling on “an obvious typographical error.” See Hesai Technology Co. Ltd., Hesai Group, and Hesai Inc. v. Ouster, Inc., IPR2023-01485....
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 20, 2024 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration
By Lisamarie LoGiudice, Joe Farley, and Matt Johnson – The Federal Circuit in Voice Tech Corp. v. Unified Patents, LLC, No. 2022-2163 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 1, 2024) (Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham), affirmed the PTAB’s determination that claims of Voice Tech Corp.’s...
