by Matthew Johnson | Mar 11, 2021 | Other News
By Zach Sharb and Matt Johnson – On February 26, 2021, the PTAB found in favor of Fox Factory, Inc. (“Fox”) on remand and cancelled the challenged claims of SRAM LLC’s (“SRAM”) U.S. Patent No. 9,182,027 (the ’027 Patent), directed towards anchoring a bicycle’s...
by Matthew Johnson | Jan 6, 2021 | Stay
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – District courts commonly stay patent litigation cases pending inter parties review (IPR) that assesses the validity of the patents-in-suit before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Such stay may be lifted or extended at...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 13, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Matt Johnson – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the three appeals from the Federal Circuit’s Arthrex decision, consolidating those three cases for briefing and argument. The questions to be presented are as follows: 1. Whether, for...
by Matthew Johnson | Oct 2, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, Time Limits
By Matt Johnson – Current PTAB-relevant case law dictates: 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) “unambiguously precludes the Director from instituting an IPR if the petition seeking institution is filed more than one year after the petitioner, real party in interest, or privy of...
by Pablo Hendler | May 12, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Pablo Hendler – On May 1, 2020, the PTAB’s Chief Administrative Patent Judge Scott R. Boalick issued a General Order holding in administrative abeyance more than 100 matters and “any other matters remanded by the Federal Circuit under Arthrex.” As was...
