by Joseph Beauchamp | Jul 6, 2023 | Prior Art Issues, PTAB News
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board denied institution of inter partes review after holding that Petitioner Microsoft’s key obviousness reference did not qualify as a printed publication. Microsoft...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Apr 18, 2023 | Final Written Decisions, PTAB News
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – A panel of the Federal Circuit has again held that Commissioner Drew Hirshfeld had the requisite authority to act on requests for Director review of PTAB decisions during which the office of Director was vacant. Fall Line...
by Joseph Beauchamp | May 11, 2022 | Final Written Decisions, Prior Art Issues
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board found that no claims challenged were unpatentable, after finding manuals relied upon as prior art did not qualify as “printed publications” under 35 U.S.C. § 311(b). ...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Feb 8, 2022 | District Court, PTAB News
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – * The Federal Circuit has just issued an additional decision in this dispute today. We will cover that development further shortly. In a recent decision, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board granted institution of inter...
by Joseph Beauchamp | Dec 14, 2021 | PTAB News, Request for Reconsideration
By Alison Ibendahl and Joe Beauchamp – In a recent decision, Commissioner Andrew Hirschfeld, who is currently performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, issued the first...
