Rob Sterne
Posts by Rob Sterne
How China Will Fundamentally Change the Global IP System
Currently, the massive volume of filings at the Chinese Patent Office (CNIPA) exceeds the filings of the next four most active patent offices combined. It portends a …
Capella Photonics Challenges Federal Circuit Practice of Judgments Without Opinions
Capella Photonics, Inc. has filed a petition for certiorari arguing that the Federal Circuit’s practice of issuing judgments without opinion pursuant to Federal Circuit Rule 36 in …
PTAB challenges are a costly, uphill battle for patent owners
Often, a PTAB proceeding is threatened by an accused infringer to successfully settle the dispute with the patent owner. Often, no PTAB petition is ever filed. When …
Follow the Money: Is the U.S. patent system fostering investment and risk taking?
PTAB proceedings have radically changed the time to money for patent owners asserting U.S. patents against infringers. Additionally, the value of U.S. patents has dropped …