by David Maiorana | Sep 21, 2018 | Federal Circuit Appeal, Prior Art Issues, Uncategorized
By: Kaitlin Crowder and Dave Maiorana Any person or entity may file an IPR proceeding to invalidate a patent, regardless of whether it faces a specific threat of infringement. An adverse decision in an IPR proceeding is appealable only to the Federal Circuit. ...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 10, 2018 | PTAB News, Uncategorized
By: Rich Graham and Matt Johnson The USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has published an update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide (TPG) containing additional guidance about trial practice before the Board. The USPTO published the original TPG in August...
by Albert Liou | Apr 2, 2018 | Prior Art Issues, Uncategorized
By: Albert Liou four corners In a January 12 article, Anticipation Requires More Than A Reference That Discloses All The Elements, we discussed the Microsoft Corp v. Biscotti, Inc. case, where the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision of the PTAB finding that combining...
