In a decision issued today, the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of whether an Examiner can rely on the filing date of a provisional application under pre-AIA 102(e) to support a rejection based on a later-filed and...more
Kilpatrick partners John Alemanni and Justin Krieger recently presented a CLE addressing “Building a Winning Evidentiary Record at the PTAB (and Surviving Appeal).”
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Kilpatrick partners John Alemanni and Justin Krieger recently presented a CLE addressing “Building a Winning Evidentiary Record at the PTAB (and Surviving Appeal).”...more
In a decision today, the Federal Circuit excused the lack of an oath with a declaration, finding no prejudice resulted. Case No. 2022-2133. Liquidia Technologies filed an IPR petition challenging claims of United Therapeutics...more
Today, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision vacating and remanding a PTAB decision based on an erroneous implicit claim construction. Google v. EcoFactor, Case Nos. 2022-1750, 2022-1767 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 7, 2024)....more
Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC v. Brunswick Corporation (2022-1765, Decided August 24, 2023) -
Patent litigators are well aware of the challenges of overcoming the substantial evidence standard on appeal from an adverse...more
Parties in inter partes review proceedings often dispute whether a reply to a patent owner response is truly responsive or instead an attempt to introduce new arguments that are not reasonably tied to those set out in the...more
Today, in a precedential decision, the Federal Circuit provided guidance regarding the acceptable breadth of a Reply in an inter partes review proceeding. Rembrandt Diagnostics, LP v. Alere, Inc., Case. No. 21-1796 (Aug. 11,...more
Yesterday, in Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp., Case No. 21-2296 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2023), the Federal Circuit held that for estoppel to apply under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2), a patent holder must prove, by a preponderance...more