by S. Christian Platt | Aug 2, 2018 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By: S. Christian Platt and Michael Lavine On July 26, 2018, the Silicon Valley Regional Office of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) hosted a Judicial Conference by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”). During the conference, a panel of...
by S. Christian Platt | Jun 8, 2018 | PTAB News
By: Jeffrey C. Wu, Ph.D. and S. Christian Platt On June 5, 2018, Chief Judge David Ruschke and Vice Chief Judge Tim Fink of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) participated in a webinar providing new guidance on three topics: (1) the new claim construction...
by S. Christian Platt | Apr 30, 2018 | PTAB News
By: Tom Koglman, Rich Graham, and S. Christian Platt On April 18, 2018, the Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu informed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that he aims to propose changes to America Invents Act reviews by this summer 2018. The Director told the...
by S. Christian Platt | Mar 5, 2018 | Real Party in Interest
By: Jasper L. Tran and S. Christian Platt In prior blog posts, we have commented on PTAB decisions terminating IPR proceedings due to the Petitioner’s failure to identify all real parties-in-interest. See blog posts on Sanction For Failing to Update Real Party In...
by S. Christian Platt | Jan 4, 2018 | Federal Circuit Appeal
By Emily Whitcher and Christian Platt In prior blog postings, we have commented on PTAB decisions regarding the standards for demonstrating inherent obviousness (here and here). Practitioners should also be aware of a recent Federal Circuit decision clarifying the...
