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If the IPR Doesn’t Kill the Patent, There’s Always District Court
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Toothless application of IPR estoppel allows losing patent challengers to challenge claims again in district court
APA Does Not Require PTAB to Make Express Credibility Determinations
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Anti-cancer, anti-viral patent invalidated despite contention its expert was ignored
New Use of Collateral Estoppel Permitted for IPRs
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Collateral estoppel used to flip holding of patent validity
IPR Disclaimer Only Applies After the IPR Party Is Over
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Patent Owner’s arguments for narrow claim interpretation do not save claim from invalidation
Patent Avoids Invalidation Due to Error in Reference
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Mystery of inconsistent data solved by looking at priority application
Victory in Doubt After Federal Circuit Win
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UMass wins reversal of indefiniteness ruling based on claim construction advanced by opponent
Academic Article Used to Create Joint Inventorship Puzzle
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Article naming administrator along with named inventors could derail patent
Unusual Finding Vacates IPR After Federal Circuit Affirmance
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“Typically, cases are not terminated on remand after the merits have been affirmed.”
General Skepticism Does Not Negate Motivation to Combine
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Surgeon’s skepticism of robot surgery doesn’t make robot surgeon patentable
U.S. Patent Office Judges Don’t Have to Examine Substitute Claims
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No obligation to volunteer unpatentability issues for a proposed substitute claim based on the prior art of record
If the IPR Doesn’t Kill the Patent, There’s Always District Court
|
Toothless application of IPR estoppel allows losing patent challengers to challenge claims again in district court
APA Does Not Require PTAB to Make Express Credibility Determinations
|
Anti-cancer, anti-viral patent invalidated despite contention its expert was ignored
New Use of Collateral Estoppel Permitted for IPRs
|
Collateral estoppel used to flip holding of patent validity
IPR Disclaimer Only Applies After the IPR Party Is Over
|
Patent Owner’s arguments for narrow claim interpretation do not save claim from invalidation
Patent Avoids Invalidation Due to Error in Reference
|
Mystery of inconsistent data solved by looking at priority application
Victory in Doubt After Federal Circuit Win
|
UMass wins reversal of indefiniteness ruling based on claim construction advanced by opponent
Academic Article Used to Create Joint Inventorship Puzzle
|
Article naming administrator along with named inventors could derail patent
Unusual Finding Vacates IPR After Federal Circuit Affirmance
|
“Typically, cases are not terminated on remand after the merits have been affirmed.”
General Skepticism Does Not Negate Motivation to Combine
|
Surgeon’s skepticism of robot surgery doesn’t make robot surgeon patentable
U.S. Patent Office Judges Don’t Have to Examine Substitute Claims
|
No obligation to volunteer unpatentability issues for a proposed substitute claim based on the prior art of record