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Category Archives: Post Grant Review
U.S. Bancorp CBM Results in Cancellation of Retirement Capital Access Management Co.’s Patent Claims
In 2011, U.S. Patent 6,625,582, entitled Method And System For Converting A Designated Portion of Future Social Security And Other Retirement Payments To Current Benefits, was assigned to Retirement Capital Access Management Company LLC. Benefit Funding Systems LLC asserted the ‘582 patent … Continue reading
Lex Machina’s 2013 Patent Litigation Report Shows Disparity Between Litigated Patents and those under PTAB Review
Litigation and post-grant proceedings often go hand-in-hand. A new litigation report published by Lex Machina summarizes patent litigation data for 2013 and prior years. It is an interesting report and very easy to digest. Two findings caught my eye. The first one … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Future of PTAB Trial Practice, inter partes review, Joinder Post AIA, Litigation, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, inter partes review, IPR, issued patent, litigation, patent litigation, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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See You at the AIPLA 2014 Spring Meeting!
I am presenting at the AIPLA Spring Meeting on May 15, 2014 in Philadelphia and hope to see you there. My task is to provide strategies for filing inter partes reviews, covered business method reviews and post-grant reviews. I hope … Continue reading
Eastern District of Texas Denies SAP’s Motion to Vacate the Judgment in the Versata Patent Infringement Case
SAP recently learned that the Eastern District of Texas denied its motion to set aside or stay a district court judgment in favor of Versata for infringement of its U.S. Pat. 6,553,350 (Versata Software, Inc v. SAP America, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-00153 … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, patent-eligible subject matter, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, PTO Sued Under the APA, Stay in Federal Circuit, Uncategorized
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, federal circuit, litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PTAB, Supreme Court, Tim Bianchi
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Join Me in San Francisco for PLI’s Post-Grant CLE Program on April 28
I will be presenting at PLI’s “USPTO Post-Grant Patent Trials 2014” CLE Program on April 28th with a number of other post-grant practitioners. Please join us there or attend via webinar! — Timothy Bianchi
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, inter partes review, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, inter partes review, IPR, patent claims, patent litigation, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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USPTO Statistics Show Inter Partes Patent Reviews are Frequently Settled Before Final Board Decision
The U.S. Patent Office regularly posts statistics on post-grant proceedings such as inter partes review and covered business method patent review. An excerpt of PTAB statistics for February 13, 2014 is found below. The acronyms “FWD” and “RAJ” stand … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, inter partes review, Litigation, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings, Uncategorized
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, Early Settlement, inter partes review, IPR, patent litigation, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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Patent Office Board Clarifies Petitioner Role for Single Petition by Several Companies
A petition for covered business method review, inter partes review, or post-grant review may be filed on behalf of of several different parties and real parties in interest. Typically, such filings involve one, two, or three named persons (e.g., companies) … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, inter partes review, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, inter partes review, IPR, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, single petitioner, Tim Bianchi
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Board Proposes Solution for Petitioner if Expert Witness Not Available for Deposition in Patent Office Trial
In current post-grant practice, most petitions are accompanied by an expert declaration to support the assertions made by the petitioner. If the petitioner successfully obtains institution of a patent office trial (inter partes review, covered business method patent review, or … Continue reading
Posted in covered business methods, Expert Witnesses, inter partes review, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Uncategorized
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, Cross examination, Declaration, Deposition, ex parte reexamination, Expert, inter partes review, IPR, patent, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, substitute declaration, substitute petition, Testimony, Tim Bianchi
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SAP’s Cert Petition Denied by Supreme Court in Versata Patent Infringement Suit
In earlier posts, I described the $391 million patent infringement judgment awarded to Versata for SAP’s alleged infringement of US Pat. 6,553,350. I also detailed SAP’s attempts to avoid the judgment by challenging the ‘350 patent in the first covered business … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Litigation, patent-eligible subject matter, petitions practice, Post Grant Review, software patents, Uncategorized
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, damages, federal circuit, issued patent, litigation, patent litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, stay, Supreme Court, Tim Bianchi
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Joint Motions to Terminate Patent Reviews Late in Trial Proceedings
One of the advantages of patent reviews under the America Invents Act is that the parties may settle before completion of the proceedings and file a joint motion to terminate these proceedings. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, inter partes review, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, IPR, patent, patent claims, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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