by John Marlott | Jan 5, 2023 | Amendment Practice, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Sachin Patel and John Marlott – The Federal Circuit has upheld the PTAB’s relatively liberal approach to proposed claim amendments in an IPR, holding that so long as a proposed substitute claim includes an amendment made in response to an...
by Matthew Johnson | Dec 8, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
Jesse Wynn, Robert Breetz, Matt Johnson – The PTAB recently hosted a Boardside Chat on effectively presenting technology in AIA proceedings. Patent Trial and Appeal Board Boardside Chat: Presenting Technology in AIA Proceedings, (Nov. 17, 2022) (“Presenting...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 23, 2022 | PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Simon Maxell* and Matt Johnson – On March 3, 2021, Via Transportation, Inc. (Plaintiff/Patent Owner) filed an infringement suit against RideCo Inc. (Defendant/Petitioner) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas for infringement of U.S....
by David Maiorana | Nov 16, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Real Party in Interest, Uncategorized
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On May 27, 2022, Unified Patents, LLC (“Unified”) filed a Petition requesting inter partes review (“IPR”) of claims 1-3 and 5-25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,321,777 (“the ’777 Patent”), assigned to Speir Technologies Ltd. (“Speir”). ...
by Matthew Johnson | Nov 10, 2022 | PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics, Trial Institution
By Emily Tait and Jack Graves* – A PTAB panel recently granted a Petitioner’s motion to submit a second expert declaration that directly addressed deficiencies identified by the PTAB’s Institution Decision. While a “close” case, the panel concluded that allowing the...
by Matthew Johnson | Aug 23, 2022 | Evidentiary Issues, PTAB News, PTAB Trial Basics
By Sue Gerber and Matt Johnson – While creativity has its place in advocacy, it can be taken too far. The Petitioner learned this lesson the hard way in Unified Patents Inc. v. American Patents LLC, IPR2019-00482, Paper 132 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 3, 2022). In this...