by Matthew Johnson | Aug 19, 2022 | PGR, Trial Institution
By Nicolas Aalberg,* Evan Jones, and Matt Johnson – On June 10, 2022, the PTAB in Apple Inc. v. MemoryWeb LLC denied Apple’s “conditional” IPR petition but instituted review of Apple’s concurrently-filed PGR petition, finding that MemoryWeb’s U.S. Patent No....
by Josh Nightingale | Aug 10, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Luke Cipolla*, Robby Breetz, and Josh Nightingale – The USPTO released a study in June 2022 that analyzed the prevalence of Fintiv denials occurring between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021. The Study focused on data illustrating how often patent owners...
by Josh Nightingale | Jul 19, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Victoria Kline* and Josh Nightingale – During the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) Boardside Chat on July 7, 2022, discussion focused on Director Katherine Vidal’s interim guidance on discretionary denials under the Board’s precedential Apple v. Fintiv...
by David Maiorana | Jul 15, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By David Linden and Dave Maiorana – On June 21, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal issued a memorandum concerning the PTAB’s practice of determining whether to institute an AIA post-grant proceeding in view of the Fintiv factors. The memorandum is in part a result of...
by Matthew Johnson | Jul 1, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Evan Jones, Nicole Newman,* and Matt Johnson – On May 9, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied Hillman Group, Inc.’s (“Hillman’s”) three petitions for inter partes review. See The Hillman Group, Inc. v. Hy-Ko Products Co. LLC, IPR2022-00168, -00169,...
by Matthew Johnson | Jun 23, 2022 | PTAB News, Trial Institution
By Pranita Dhungana,* Christian Roberts, and Matt Johnson – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Director Vidal is initiating sua sponte review of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (“PTAB”) decisions to institute inter partes review of two patents owned...
