Is the PTAB Unconstitutionally Biased? | JD Supra

In Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, (Fed. Cir. 2021), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals addressed challenges to the constitutionality...

Disclaiming Patent Claims Leads PTAB to Grant a Request for Adverse Judgment

In Arsus, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, (Fed. Cir. Nov. 16, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed, through a Rule 36 judgment, the PTAB’s ruling granting a Request for Adverse Judgment After I

IP Edge entity Invincible IP patent challenged — Unified Patents

On November 18, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 9,678,774 , which is owned and has been asserted by Invincible IP LLC, an IP Edge entity. The '774 patent relates to allowing or denying...

Another CommWorks Solutions patent challenged — Unified Patents

On November 22, 2021, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination against U.S. Patent 6,832,249 owned and asserted by CommWorks Solutions, LLC, an NPE and subsidiary of IP Investments Group LLC . The '249 patent is generally directed to...

Gesture Tech patent likely invalid — Unified Patents

On November 22, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,933,431 , owned by Gesture Technology Partners, LLC. The ‘431 patent is generally related to using human motion as an input...

$4,000 for Be-Labs prior art — Unified Patents

On November 8, 2021, Unified Patents added two separate PATROLL contests with an opportunity to collect up to $4,000 in cash for prior art on at least claim 1 of two patents, U.S. Patent 7,827,581 and U.S. Patent 9,344,183 , owned by...

PTAB Denies IPR Institutions Without Patent Owner Rebuttal Evidence | JD Supra

It is no secret that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) often leverages its discretionary denial powers to deny inter parties review (IPR)...

Challenge to Patent Board Disclaimer Rule Rejected on Appeal

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board properly ruled against a patent owner after he voluntarily relinquished the claims of a rollover prevention invention, the Federal Circuit said.

Five ways in which the Leahy-Cornyn bill dramatically changes the PTAB process | IAM

The proposed legislation would undo nine years of cumulative precedent and tilt proceedings firmly in favour of petitioners

Three ways Leahy's retirement could shake up IP

Leahy’s departure will leave Congress with less direction on IP matters, but could also speed up PTAB reform and hand more influence to pro-patent people

Endpoint IP entity Eighth Street patent invalidated in Reexam — Unified Patents

On November 15, 2021, Eighth Street Solutions filed a supplemental reply cancelling all claims of U.S. Patent 7,664,924 , after the USPTO (on Oct. 5, 2021), issued a final office action rejecting all claims of the ‘924 patent. Eighth Street...

SynKloud Technologies abandons own Federal Circuit appeal — Unified Patents

On November 12, 2021, SynKloud Technologies filed a motion to dismiss its Federal Circuit appeal. Unified had won on all issues at the PTAB in IPR2019-01655 , resulting in all claims of SynKloud’s U.S. Patent 9,098,526 being found unpatentable....

Pat Leahy, longest-serving member of Senate, will not run again.

At age 81, the Vermont Democrat has served in the chamber for nearly half a century.

The Federal Circuit holds that the Structure of the PTAB is Constitutional | JD Supra

Is the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) constitutional? This was a question asked by Mobility Workx in Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents,...

Qiagen North America Holdings Inc. v. Handylab, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2021)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- The inter partes review (IPR) provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act have been castigated by many for the propensity of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to find claims challenged in these proceedings to be...

U.S. Patent Eligibility Muddle Sets It Apart From Other Countries

While many other major IP jurisdictions have clear and predictable standards about what is eligible for patent protection, companies and attorneys say the U.S. system involves uncertainties and a disconnect between the patent office and courts.

Congressional Republicans Propose to Abolish America Invents Act (and a Bit More)

By Kevin E. Noonan -- It being the holiday season in America, it is perhaps appropriate that patent traditionalists get something more than coal in their stocking from Representatives Massie (R-KY), Gohmert (R-TX), Gosar (R-AZ), and McClintock...

Exclusive: Congress watchdog investigating director’s PTAB power

The Government Accountability Office has launched a review of the decision-making processes at the PTAB, it confirmed to Managing IP