by Matthew Johnson | Nov 21, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Marlee Hartenstein and Matt Johnson On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet conducted a hearing to discuss recent court decisions, namely the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex. Previously...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 15, 2019 | Federal Circuit Appeal, PTAB News
By Matt Johnson Following up on a November 4th oral argument (accessible here) that focused on the Arthrex Appointments Clause issue, the Federal Circuit has requested additional briefing from Polaris, Kingston, and the U.S. regarding the proper remedy for the Arthrex...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 13, 2019 | Estoppel, PGR
By Amanda Leckman and Matt Johnson On February 28, 2019, GREE, Inc. (“GREE”) filed a Complaint against Supercell Oy (“Supercell”) for patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,597,594 (the “’594 Patent”), directed to a method for controlling a computer to improve the...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 11, 2019 | Federal Circuit, PTAB News
By Nate Andrews and Matt Johnson Judge Dyk and Judge Newman disagree with the Arthrex remedy requiring rehearing. In Arthrex, the Federal Circuit panel of Judges Moore, Reyna, and Chen held the appointment of Administrative Patent Judges (APJs) was an...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 8, 2019 | Patent Eligible Subject Matter, PGR
By Austin Ball and Matt Johnson On October 10, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) issued a Final Written Decision in favor of Avepoint, Inc. (“Avepoint”) and against Onetrust, LLC (“Onetrust”) in an America Invents Act post grant review (“PGR”) of...