by David Maiorana | Nov 21, 2023 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On March 31, 2023, Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd. (“Zhuhai”) filed a petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,329,352 (“the ’352 Patent”), assigned to Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd....
by David Maiorana | Nov 16, 2023 | Federal Circuit, Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Dave Maiorana and Megan McKnelly – In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit affirmed two Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) patentability decisions, holding that the PTAB did not abuse its discretion by not addressing arguments not clearly presented...
by David Maiorana | Sep 15, 2023 | Joinder, PTAB News, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – In February 2023, T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) filed petitions requesting four inter partes reviews (“the T-Mobile IPRs”)—two of which challenged U.S. Patent No. 8,630,234 and two of which challenged U.S. Patent No....
by David Maiorana | Jul 20, 2023 | PTAB News
By Alexa Grillis,* David Linden, and Dave Maiorana – On June 2, 2023,the PTAB held the standard enunciated in Astoria Federal Sav. & Loan Ass’n v. Solimino, 501 U.S. 104 (1991) applies to claim preclusion determinations. This was yet another decision in the...
by David Maiorana | May 1, 2023 | 325(d) issues, PTAB News
By David Linden, Dave Maiorana, and Marc Blackman – Director Vidal recently vacated a decision denying institution of an inter partes review (“IPR”) to allow Google, the Petitioner, to brief whether discretionary denial was warranted under Section 325(d) in view...
