CalTech v. Broadcom. You may have read multiple articles about how the Feb. 4, 2022 precedential opinion of the CAFC in California Institute of Technology v. Broadcom Limited, et al., 20-2222 (“CalTech v. Broadcom”) widened...more
First, a bit of background. Inter-Partes Review (IPR) estoppel applies to “any ground that the petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised during that inter partes review.” 35 U.S.C. § 315(e). In 2018, The Shaw decision...more
On May 20, 2019, the PTAB exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 314 and denied one of two related petitions filed on the same day by a petitioner challenging the same patent. Comcast Cable Communications LLC v. Rovi...more