Jul 31

District Court & PTAB Happenings – July 2018

PTAB Finds Estoppel In Decision Addressing the Meaning of “Reasonably Could Have Been Raised” in Cases Joined Following Institution of Trial  by Rehan M. Safiullah, Akin Gump The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) partially dismissed Facebook, Inc. and WhatsApp Inc. from an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding on estoppel... read more →
Jul 31

Internet Sightings – July 2018

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues.   IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com * On July 13, 2018, Robert Schaffer and Joseph Robinson explained the holding in Impax Labs., Inc. v. Lannett Holdings... read more →
Jun 29

Federal Circuit Summaries – June 2018

A Plaintiff Requesting Disgorgement of Profits as a Remedy for Trade Secret Misappropriation does not have a 7th Amendment Right to a Jury Based Solely on the Request for Disgorgement In Texas Advanced Optoelectronic (“TAO”) v. Renesas Electronics America (“Intersil”), Appeal Nos. 2016-2121, 2016-2208, 2016-2235, the Federal Circuit held that... read more →
Jun 29

District Court & PTAB Happenings – June 2018

PTAB Allows Supplementation of Record with Evidence of Public Availability of Prior Art Reference  by Melissa R. Gibson, Rachel J. Elsby & Rubén H. Muñoz, Akin Gump The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) granted Petitioners RPX Corporation and Advanced Micro Device, Inc.’s unopposed motion to submit supplemental information pursuant... read more →
Jun 29

Internet Sightings – June 2018

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues.   IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com * On May 30, 2018, Jeff O’Neill discussed patent examiner statistics used by some patent practitioners to improve prosecution strategy.... read more →
Jun 04
Jun 04

District Court & PTAB Happenings – May 2018

Competing Policy Interests Cause PTAB to Deny Request to Vacate Final Written Decision in View of Settlement by Jenna Marie Pellecchia, Rachel J. Elsby & Rubén H. Muñoz, Akin Gump On April 12, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied a patent owner’s request to vacate a final... read more →
Jun 04

Internet Sightings – May 2018

This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues.   IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com * On April 30, 2018, Joseph Robinson and Robert Schaffer discussed James v. j2 Cloud Services, LLC, No. 2017-1506, 2018... read more →
May 01

Federal Circuit Summaries – April 2018

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Claim Construction That Is in Accord With Prior Federal Circuit Construction In Knowles Electronics LLC v. Cirrus Logic, Inc., Appeal No. 2016-2010, the Federal Circuit upheld the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s claim construction in an inter partes reexamination, where the Board applied the broadest reasonable... read more →
May 01

District Court & PTAB Happenings – April 2018

Northern District of California Enforces Forum Selection Clause in License Agreement and Orders Licensee to Withdraw IPR Petitions  by Ryan Stronczer, Matthew George Hartman & Rubén H. Muñoz, Akin Gump On March 23, 2018, a district court judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring the defendants to withdraw their petitions for... read more →