by Matthew Johnson | Apr 1, 2019 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Kenny Luchesi In a recent decision that the PTAB designated as precedential, the Board denied a patent owner’s request to provide live testimony from the inventor of the challenged patent at the oral hearing. In DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. v. MedIdeam LLC, Case...
by Matthew Johnson | Mar 29, 2019 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson Generally, the PTAB does not allow live testimony at oral argument, but recently it designated one of its 2014 decisions as precedential to give guidance as to when the Board will allow live testimony at oral argument. K-40 Electronics,...
by Matthew Johnson | Feb 11, 2017 | Evidentiary Issues
By Matt Johnson The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Trial Practice Guide, 77 Fed. Reg. 48756, includes discussions of types of discovery that may come into play in post-grant trials, including the possibility of live testimony. The Guide states that...
