Posts Tagged: PTAB
In Search of a Jury Trial: One Inventor’s Experience at the PTAB and Federal Circuit
Outlined below is the story of how the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 made a novel 2002 invention obvious in 2018. I’m the first named inventor of the 7058524 …
VirnetX Urges SCOTUS to End Apple Gamesmanship in Decade-Long Patent Battle
VirnetX on Wednesday filed its brief in opposition to Apple’s petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court, which asks the High Court to review the Federal …
Federal Circuit Affirms District Court Decision for CBS in Light of PTAB Invalidation
Last Friday, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court decision that found for the CBS Corporation in its defense against infringement and invalidity as to three claims …
Top Tips for Trying Your First (or Next) Patent Jury Trial
Writing about tips for trying patent jury trials is, in some ways, like teaching skills for hunting dinosaurs. To start, patent jury trials are challenging, which (presumably, …
Arthrex Update: With Responses Due Next Week, Amici Urge Federal Circuit to Grant Rehearing
In December, petitions for rehearing were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by each party involved in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & …
Case Law and Policy Changes in PTAB Practice During 2019
Despite the possibility that the judges of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) may have been unconstitutionally appointed, as held recently by a Federal Circuit panel, …
Federal Circuit’s Dodocase Vr Decision Provides a Roadmap for Limiting AIA Proceedings
If you are a patent owner asserting and licensing your patent, chances are you want to avoid an America Invents Act (AIA) proceeding, whether that proceeding is …
A Plea for Clarity and a New Approach on Section 101 in 2020
The lack of clarity by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark patent case of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208; 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014) and …
The Top 10 Patent Stories of the Decade 2010 – 2019: Part II
As we explained in Part I of this series yesterday, this December marks the end of a decade as well as 2019. In reflecting on the top 10 patent …
All Parties in Arthrex Want the Full Federal Circuit to Render a Better Decision
On December 16, the U.S. Government, Arthrex, Inc., and Smith & Nephew, Inc. each submitted petitions for rehearing and/or rehearing en banc asking the full Federal Circuit …
Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s Invalidity Decision Regarding a Wireless Communications Patent
In November, the Federal Circuit issued an opinion reversing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (the PTAB or the Board) decision that claim 8 of IPR Licensing …
Recent USPTO Update Provides Blueprint for PTAB Patent Challenge Process
Since the passing of the America Invents Act (AIA) and the implementation of the inter partes review (IPR) process, IPR has become a popular and important avenue …
Patents Have Entered the Upside Down: Looking Back on the 2019 U.S. Patent Market
Ask ten professionals for their attitude on the current state of patents in 2019, and you’ll receive ten distinctly different opinions ranging anywhere from the incredibly negative …
Industry Experts Weigh in on Thryv v. Click-to-Call Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies. The case asks the nation’s highest court whether 35 U.S.C. § 314(d)—…
A Look at the Briefs in Thryv v. Click-to-Call Before Supreme Court Oral Arguments
On Monday, December 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP. The case, which has gone through multiple name …
