by Joe Sauer | Feb 2, 2017 | Trial Institution
By Joe Sauer The PTAB recently dismissed three IPR Petitions filed against the University of Florida Research Foundation on the basis of Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity. See, Covidien LP v University of Florida Research Foundation Incorporated, IPR2016-01274;...
by Cary Miller | Jan 6, 2017 | Pharmaceutical, Trial Institution
By Unmesh Shah, Ph.D. and Cary Miller, Ph.D. The PTAB instituted an IPR on claims of Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd.’s (“Mayne”) U.S. Patent No. 6,881,745 B2 covering formulations of azole antifungals in IPR2016-01186. In response to Merck Sharp & Dohme...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 4, 2017 | Federal Circuit Appeal, Real Party in Interest, Time Limits, Trial Institution
By Matt Johnson Today the Federal Circuit agreed to rehear en banc the panel decision in Wi-Fi One v. Broadcom Corp. on the issue of whether the PTAB’s findings regarding 35 U.S.C. § 315(b)’s one year bar can be reviewed on appeal. This question tests the...
by Jones Day's PTAB Team | Dec 21, 2016 | Pharmaceutical, Trial Institution
By Jeff Giering, Ph.D. and Cary Miller, Ph.D. On November 30, 2016, the PTAB issued decisions on the institution of inter partes reviews of U.S. Patent No. 6,667,061 (the ’061 patent), which relates to formulations for injectable suspensions having increased...
by Jones Day's PTAB Team | Dec 19, 2016 | Pharmaceutical, Trial Institution
By Wanli Tang, Ph.D. and J. Patrick Elsevier, Ph.D. On December 8, 2016, the PTAB issued six institution decisions in cases IPR2016-01127, IPR2016-01128, IPR2016-01129, IPR2016-01130, IPR2016-01131, and IPR2016-01132, agreeing to review claims of U.S. Patent Nos....
by David Cochran | Dec 16, 2016 | Prior Art Issues, Trial Institution
By Dave Cochran The PTAB denied institution of inter partes review in IPR2016-01083, Microsoft Corporation v. Corel Software, Inc., because the petitioner – Microsoft – failed to establish that a software reference manual that was part of its sole ground of...
