by David Maiorana | Feb 15, 2022 | Request for Reconsideration, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – In November 2020, Google LLC filed two petitions requesting an inter partes review of the claims of Ikorongo Technology LLC (“Ikorongo”) owned U.S. Patent No. 8,874,554 (“the ’554 patent”). Separate petitions were filed to...
by David Maiorana | Sep 23, 2021 | Evidentiary Issues, Motions Practice
By Lisa Furby and Dave Maiorana – In Apple, Inc. v. Parus Holdings, Inc. (IPR2020-00686), the PTAB denied the Patent Owner’s motion to exclude portions of the Petitioner’s supplemental expert declaration. Here the Patent Owner sought to exclude a number of...
by David Maiorana | May 11, 2021 | Discovery, Evidentiary Issues
By Dave Maiorana and Bobby Karl – Discovery in an IPR proceeding is limited compared to district court litigation in order to focus the proceedings and promote speed and efficiency. The PTAB Practice Guide and 37 C.F.R 42.51 provide for three types of...
by David Maiorana | Mar 25, 2021 | Federal Circuit Appeal, Trial Institution, Uncategorized
By Robby Breetz and Dave Maiorana – In Mylan Labs Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., the Federal Circuit reaffirmed it lacked jurisdiction over appeals from the PTAB denying IPR institution, noted that it had jurisdiction over requests for mandamus, but that...
by David Maiorana | Dec 23, 2020 | 325(d) issues, Trial Institution
By Dave Maiorana and Zach Sharb – On December 7, 2020, the PTAB granted Activ Financial Systems, Inc.’s (“Activ”) petition for inter partes review of claim 43 and 44 of IP Reservoir LLC’s (“IP Reservoir”) U.S. Patent No. 10,062,115 (the ’115 Patent), directed...
