by Emily Tait | Jul 27, 2022 | PTAB News
By Pranita Dhunghana* and Emily Tait – The Patent Act provides that “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.” 35 U.S.C. § 285. In a recent denial of a motion for attorney fees pursuant to § 285, an Ohio...
by Emily Tait | Apr 22, 2022 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Emily Tait – In a recent decision invalidating numerous claims of a patent related to cochlear implants for hearing loss, the PTAB found that Petitioner improperly relied on applicant admitted prior art (AAPA) as the “basis” for one asserted ground, and then...
by Emily Tait | Feb 3, 2022 | Federal Circuit Appeal
By Emily Tait – The Federal Circuit recently issued another decision in a longstanding dispute between Willis Electric Co. and Polygroup Ltd. involving two patents owned by Willis (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,454,186 and 8,454,187) directed to lighted artificial...
by Emily Tait | Feb 28, 2020 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Emily Tait and Nate Andrews – The Federal Circuit continues to be flooded with petitions to revisit its panel decision in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 941 F.3d 1320, No. 2018-2140 (Fed. Cir. 2019). As previously discussed, all three parties in...
by Emily Tait | Dec 20, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Nate Andrews and Emily Tait – As we have previously discussed on this blog and elsewhere, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew has generated significant discussion and controversy in the patent world. On December 16, both parties...
