by Matthew Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | Trial Institution
By Hannah Mehrle and Matt Johnson – Petitioner (Apple, Inc.) filed a petition to institute inter partes on a patent owned by Koss Corporation (Patent Owner). The PTAB considered six factors from Fintiv to assess whether to exercise authority to deny institution...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 8, 2021 | Petitions, Trial Institution
By Ashvi Patel,* Marlee Hartenstein, and Matt Johnson In Fantasia Trading LLC v. Cognipower LLC, IPR2021-00070, Paper 21 (May 20, 2021), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) declined to institute inter partes review (IPR) where Petitioner Fantasia Trading LLC...
by Matthew Johnson | May 25, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Alex Li and Matt Johnson – An inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a proceeding of the petitioner versus the patent owner. In a situation where the petitioner or the patent owner consists of multiple entities, there...
by Matthew Johnson | May 18, 2021 | Trial Institution
By Zach Sharb and Matt Johnson – On April 30, 2021, the PTAB instituted IPR trials based on petitions by Facebook, Inc. (“Petitioner”) challenging certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,645,300 (“300 Patent”), owned by USC IP Partnership, L.P. (“Patent Owner”) and...
by Matthew Johnson | May 7, 2021 | Final Written Decisions
By Andrea Beathard and Matt Johnson – Although the Federal Circuit had previously held that the PTAB may enter adverse judgment when a patent owner disclaims all claims challenged in an inter partes review (“IPR”) petition before an institution decision, in...
