by Carl Kukkonen | Feb 28, 2024 | Evidentiary Issues, Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Jareli Reynoso Gutierrez and Carl Kukkonen – Recently, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed one and vacated another Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) final written decision in which the PTAB determined that Weber Inc. (“Weber”) failed to...
by Carl Kukkonen | Feb 15, 2024 | PTAB News
By Carl Kukkonen, Stephanie M. Mishaga, and Pranita Dhungana – USPTO Director Katherine K. Vidal issued guidance on February 6, 2024 regarding the use of AI in drafting materials submitted to the USPTO’s administrative boards, including the PTAB. Of biggest...
by Carl Kukkonen | Dec 14, 2023 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Request for Reconsideration, Trial Institution
By Ben Baek* and Carl Kukkonen – On November 16, 2023, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal ordered a Delegated Rehearing Panel (“DRP”) to review whether the PTAB misapprehended or overlooked certain issues when denying challenger SynAffix B.V.’s petition for inter partes...
by Carl Kukkonen | Oct 30, 2023 | Amendment Practice, Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Carl Kukkonen and Matt Carey – The Federal Circuit in Sisvel International S.A. v. Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Fed. Cir. Sept. 1, 2023) (Prost, Reyna, and Stark) affirmed a PTAB decision finding anticipated and/or obvious certain claims of two patents directed to...
by Carl Kukkonen | Aug 6, 2023 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News
By Carl Kukkonen – In an effort to shed light on the practice of filing multiple petitions under the America Invents Act (AIA) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released a detailed study....
