PTAB Axes Voice Tech IP In Win For AI Co. Held In Contempt - Law360

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has nixed one of two Voice Tech Corp. patents involved in its bitter infringement fight with artificial intelligence company Mycroft AI, which was held in contempt in September for violating a court order to take...

$2,000 for Xperi entity Rovi Guides prior art — Unified Patents

On December 14, 2021, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 11,012,720 . The patent is owned by Rovi Guides, Inc., an NPE and subsidiary of Xperi Holding...

Joao entity NavBlazer's patent held invalid — Unified Patents

On December 13, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. NavBlazer, LLC holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,885,782 invalid. NavBlazer is associated with patent...

PTAB “Overlooks” Rehearing Consequences and Swings the Rehearing Door Wide Open

A recent decision by a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) panel in Canadian Solar Inc., et al v. The Solaria Corporation may have opened the door for aggrieved parties to seek re

$2,000 Awarded for Longhorn HD '924 prior art — Unified Patents

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Preeti Dua , who received a cash prize of $2,000 for her prior art submission for U.S. Patent 8,725,924 . The patent is owned by Longhorn HD, LLC, an NPE. The '924 patent...

Inequitable Conduct by Senior Party Broad Alleged in Interference No. 106,115 (and PTAB May Finally Hear Evidence About It)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- An enduring and persistent (albeit until now unresolved) issue in the patent interferences involving the Broad Institute, Harvard University, and MIT (collectively, "Broad") as Senior Party and the University of...

IP Edge affiliate Karamelion patent invalidated — Unified Patents

On December 9, 2021, the USPTO issued a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate, canceling all claims of U.S. Patent 6,275,166 , owned by Karamelion LLC, an NPE and affiliate of IP Edge . The ‘166 patent relates to relaying...

What Evidence can the PTAB Use to Decide an IPR?

by Dennis Crouch Inter partes review (IPR) is an incredibly powerful process for cancelling patent rights. We have a set …

The stranger’s guide to PTAB director reviews by in-house

Six months after US v Arthrex, counsel at Thermo Fisher, Sanofi and two other companies set out how they plan to use the USPTO's director review process

Recent Trends For § 112 Challenges In PGRs - Kluwer Patent Blog

In recent years, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has invalidated or affirmed the invalidity of various biopharma patents under 35 U.S.C. § 112, which requires that a patent specification contain a written description of the invention...

Arigna Technology patent challenged — Unified Patents

On December 9, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,049,850 , owned by Arigna Technology Limited, an Atlantic IP Services Limited subsidiary. Formerly owned by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. , the...

$6,000 for Cine Graphic Solutions prior art — Unified Patents

On December 8, 2021, Unified Patents added three separate PATROLL contests with an opportunity to collect up to $6,000 in cash for prior art on at least claim 1 of three patents - U.S. Patent 7,388,587 ; U.S. Patent 7,629,977 and U.S. Patent...

SNIPR Technologies Ltd. v. The Rockefeller University (PTAB 2021)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- It is well to recall that the battle over inventorship and thus ownership of CRISPR technology is not limited to the parties in the various interferences surrounding the Doudna and Zhang patents and applications (see "CRISPR...

BIO IPCC Webinar Series

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization IP Counsels Committee will be offering the next installment in its webinar series on December 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm (ET). In the webinar, entitled "Navigating Parallel BPCIA and PTAB Proceedings – Recent...

Indivior UK Ltd. v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories S.A. (Fed. Cir. 2021)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act prescribed two very different post-grant review proceedings in U.S. patent law. The first, post-grant review (PGR), had some analogies with European opposition practice, in that petitions...

Crandall Tech patent successfully challenged — Unified Patents

On November 17, 2021, the USPTO issued a final office action rejecting all claims of U.S. Patent 9,645,720 at issue. The '720 patent is related to data sharing, owned by Crandall Technologies LLC , an NPE, and has been asserted against Vudu ....

Arsus final decision affirmed by Federal Circuit — Unified Patents

On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed the PTAB’s ruling that Arsus's disclaimer of all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,259,494 should be treated as a request for adverse judgment...