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...
by David Maiorana | Feb 6, 2023 | Joinder, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On September 1, 2022, CommScope, Inc. (“CommScope”) filed a Petition for inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 8–10, 15, 24–26, and 31 of U.S. Patent No. 8,462,835 (“the ’835 Patent”) in IPR2022-01443 (“the ’443 IPR”). The...
by David Maiorana | Nov 16, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Real Party in Interest, Uncategorized
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On May 27, 2022, Unified Patents, LLC (“Unified”) filed a Petition requesting inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 1-3 and 5-25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,321,777 (“the ’777 Patent”), assigned to Speir Technologies Ltd. (“Speir”). ...
by David Maiorana | Sep 15, 2022 | PGR, PTAB News
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – U.S. Patent No. 9,157,017 (“the ’017 Patent”) is assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”) and is titled, “Compositions Containing Fluorine Substituted Olefins and Methods and Systems Using Same.” The detailed...
by David Maiorana | Jul 15, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On June 21, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal issued a memorandum concerning the PTAB’s practice of determining whether to institute an AIA post-grant proceeding in view of the Fintiv factors. The memorandum is in part a result of...
