by Lisa Furby | Apr 12, 2024 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Lisa Furby – In denying inter partes review in OBM, Inc. & Cholla Energy LLC v. Lancium LLC, the PTAB again made clear that “technical availability” of a reference is not enough to establish it is a printed publication. Here, the PTAB held that the...
by David Maiorana | Apr 11, 2024 | Claim Construction, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Luke Cipolla and Dave Maiorana – On March 7, 2024, the PTAB denied institution in 10x Genomics, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, IPR2023-01299, Paper 15 (PTAB Mar. 7, 2024) (“Decision”). The PTAB denied institution on two separate grounds:...
by Josh Nightingale | Apr 5, 2024 | 325(d) issues, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Ashvi Patel and Josh Nightingale – Director Vidal recently vacated the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision to deny institution of three petitions for inter partes review (IPR), citing insufficient explanation for denial under 35 U.S.C....
by Kenneth Luchesi | Mar 13, 2024 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Owen Carpenter and Kenny Luchesi – The PTAB recently denied Intel’s (Petitioner) parallel IPR petition (IPR2023-01140) against AX Wireless (Patent Owner) challenging certain claims of U.S. Pat. No. 10,917,272. The denial came after Intel filed a separate...
by Carl Kukkonen | Mar 8, 2024 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Carl Kukkonen – The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in Videndum Production Solutions, Inc. v. Rotolight Limited (IPR2023-01219), recently denied a petition for inter partes review (IPR) of a patent on a lighting system and control for producing cinematic...
by Bill Devitt | Feb 1, 2024 | Petitions, Prior Art Issues, Trial Institution
By Connor Scholes, Owen Carpenter, Bill Devitt, and Dave Maiorana – In Apple Inc. v. DoDots Licensing Sols. LLC, IPR2023-00939, Paper 12 (PTAB Jan. 3, 2024) (“Decision”), the PTAB clarified what is and what is not part of the prior art, and as such what can be...
