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Tag Archives: inter partes reexamination
Comparative Study of Post Issuance Review Options
Today I had the pleasure of co-presenting at the Midwest IP Institute on various post-issuance proceedings with Kevin Rhodes, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel and President of 3M Innovative Properties Company. A PDF of our joint presentation is found here. The presentation provides … Continue reading
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Tagged Bianchi, CBM, claims, clear and convincing, estoppel, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, IPR, litigation, patent litigation, patent reform, petition, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, reexam, reexamination, SNQ, substantial new question of patentability, Tim Bianchi
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PTO, PTAB and AIA History in the Making Today, September 16, 2012
Today the PTO received its first petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method patent review (CBM) pursuant to the America Invents Act (AIA). We are in a kind of second phase of implementation of the AIA that … Continue reading
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Claim Interpretation for Post-Grant Review and Inter Partes Review under the AIA – Part II
In Part I of this topic, I posted some of the reasons why the Patent Office has taken the position that the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard should be used in post-grant review and inter partes review. Yet another reason for use of … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, Broadest Reasonable Interpretation standard, inter partes review, Litigation, Patent Reform, Phillips-type construction, Post Grant Review, reexamination generally
Tagged Bianchi, claims, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, issued patent, litigation, patent, patent litigation, patent reform, PGR, post-grant review, reexam, reexamination, Tim Bianchi
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Claim Interpretation for Post-Grant Review and Inter Partes Review under the AIA – Part I
Today, USPTO Director David Kappos posted a comment advocating the use of the broadest reasonable interpretation standard (BRI) for claim interpretation in post grant review and inter partes review under the America Invents Act. This is a topic of great interest among those … Continue reading
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En Banc Decision in Marine Polymer v. HemCon: Amended or New Claims are Candidates for Possible Intervening Rights
In my earlier post, I summarized the panel opinion in Marine Polymer Technologies, Inc. v. Hemcon, Inc. On September 26, 2011, a panel of the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s decision, concluding that HemCon had acquired intervening rights in the … Continue reading
Posted in absolute intervening rights, Damages, equitable intervening rights, intervening rights, Litigation, past damages, reexamination generally, Reissue
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, claims, damages, ex parte reexamination, federal circuit, inter partes reexamination, intervening rights, issued patent, litigation, past damages, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, reexam, reexamination, reissue, substantive amendment, Tim Bianchi
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Declaratory Judgment Plaintiff and Stays Pending Reexamination
In Interwoven, Inc. v. Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. (Case No. C 10-04645 RS, Northern District of California), Judge Richard Seeborg was less than persuaded by Interwoven’s attempt to obtain a stay after filing an ex parte reexamination of the patents … Continue reading
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Tagged Bianchi, estoppel, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, intervening rights, issued patent, litigation, motion to stay, past damages, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, reexam, reexamination, SNQ, stay, substantial new question of patentability, Tim Bianchi
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New, More Popular Post-Grant Patent Challenges Drive Patent Generation Strategy
Patent Generation and Enforcement Before the Popularity of Post-Grant Proceedings Patent Owners adopt different approaches for drafting patent applications. For large companies a patent production line approach is frequently adopted which limits the cost and the commensurate drafting efforts on any particular … Continue reading
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Tagged Bianchi, claims, damages, estoppel, ex parte prosecution, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, intervening rights, issued patent, past damages, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent prosecution, patent reform, petition, PGR, post-grant review, reexam, reexamination, substantive amendment, Tim Bianchi
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America Invents Act: Post-Grant Procedures for Patent Challengers
Now that the America Invents Act has become law there are several new provisions for patent challengers to consider. For example, the Act includes: preissuance submissions by third party challengers (Sec. 8 — see the last post); Post-Grant Review (Sec. … Continue reading
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Patent Challengers get additional Preissuance Challenge Option after Leahy-Smith Bill Passes
Pre-Issuance Challenge Option Added Section 8 of the Act provides for additional pre-issuance submissions by third parties by amending 35 U.S.C. 122. Written submission of the relevance of a patent application, patent, published patent application, or other printed publication must … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 USC 122, America Invents Act, Bianchi, ex parte prosecution, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, issued patent, Leahy-Smith, patent reform, Preissuance Submission, reexam, reexamination, SNQ, substantial new question of patentability, Tim Bianchi
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Strategic Use of Reexamination in view of the Patent Reform Bill
Last week I had the privilege of speaking on reexamination at the AIPLA Electronics and Computer Law Summit. The title of my speech was “Strategic Use of Reexam after Patent Reform – Post-Grant Review and Inter Partes Review.” The powerpoint presentation materials can be found here. The … Continue reading
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