by John Marlott | Jun 21, 2023 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By John Marlott and Ryan Mueller – If a PTAB panel finds “compelling merits” of unpatentability when making its initial institution decision, is there any realistic chance that same PTAB panel will reach a different result in the final decision at the conclusion...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 16, 2023 | PTAB News
By Evan Tassis and Matt Johnson – In a rare exercise of authority, the PTAB issued sanctions against a Patent Owner for failure to meet its duty of candor and good faith by withholding information relevant to the patentability of challenged and substitute claims...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 7, 2023 | PTAB News
By Stephanie Mishaga, Emily Towers, and Matt Johnson – The USPTO issued an advance notice of proposed rules (“ANPRM”) on April 21, 2023 and is requesting comments and feedback from practitioners on proposed, proposed changes at the PTAB. The full ANPRM document...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 7, 2023 | Final Written Decisions, PTAB News
By Adam J. Cook,* Christian Roberts, and Matt Johnson – On May 12, 2023, the Intel v. VLSI chronicle continued as the PTAB issued a final written decision holding that all of the challenged claims of VLSI’s U.S. Patent No. 7,725,759 (“the ’759 patent”) were...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 2, 2023 | Motions Practice, PTAB News
By Levent Herguner, Derek Walker,* and Matt Johnson – On May 10, 2023, a PTAB Panel excused the late filings of the Patent Owner and allowed over thirty exhibits and a Corrected Patent Owner Response (“CPOR”) to be submitted into the record in Samsung...
by Matthew Johnson | May 30, 2023 | PTAB News
By Jack Graves and Matt Johnson – On May 16, 2023, the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus to direct the Board to vacate an institution decision based on stock ownership of an administrative patent judges (“APJ”) in In re Centripetal...
