by Sarah Geers | Jan 20, 2023 | Claim Construction, Federal Circuit Appeal
By Sarah Geers, Ashvi Patel, and Stephanie Mishaga – The Federal Circuit recently held, in Cupp Computing AS v. Trend Micro Inc., that a disclaimer in an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding is not binding on the USPTO in the same proceeding in which the...
by Sarah Geers | Apr 27, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Sarah Geers – The PTAB recently issued a rare decision instituting a derivation proceeding, in Global Health Solutions LLC v. Selner, DER2017-00031 (“GHC”). The GHC institution decision provides several lessons for future petitioners looking to avoid...
by Sarah Geers | Dec 21, 2021 | PTAB Trial Basics
By Amanda Simms* and Sarah Geers – Although it may seem counterintuitive, the PTAB has jurisdiction over expired patents, and patent owners may need to defend their expired patents in inter partes review. The PTAB recently reiterated this in Apple, Inc. v....
by Sarah Geers | Oct 22, 2021 | Amendment Practice, Estoppel, PTAB News, Standing, Stay
By Sarah Geers – We recently reported on bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D) and John Cornyn (R) to significantly revamp certain features of the America Invents Act (AIA), ten years after its debut. This proposed legislation,...
by Sarah Geers | Sep 28, 2021 | Federal Circuit, Federal Circuit Appeal, Petitions, PTAB News
By Lisa Furby and Sarah Geers – In Baker Hughes Oilfield v. Hirshfeld, the Federal Circuit held that the PTAB violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) by finding certain instituted claims obvious on grounds it had indicated in its institution that it...
