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02.24.2023
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Evaluating Patentability in Multiple Dependent Claims
Nested Bean, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition (Paper 1, “Pet.”) requesting inter partes review of claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent…
02.06.2023
Inventors Under the Patent Act
In Thaler v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling that the Patent…
01.04.2023
Disclaimer Don’t Stick in an IPR
CUPP Computing AS (“CUPP”) appeals three inter partes review (“IPR”) decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) concluding…
03.08.2021
Common Law Collateral Estoppel Applies to Board’s decisions
In SYNQOR, INC., v. VICOR CORPORATION, No. 19-1704 (Feb. 22, 2021), the Court held that common law collateral estoppel, also…
02.25.2021
The Sole Test for Anticipation in Design Patents is the “Ordinary Observer Test”
In MOJAVE DESERT HOLDINGS, LLC, v. CROCS, INC., No. 20-1167 (Feb. 18, 2021), the Court upheld the Board’s finding that…
12.03.2020
USPS Seeks a Patent for a Blockchain-Based Mail-in Voting System
The United States Postal Service (“USPS”) is seeking a patent protection for a more secure vote by mail system. In…
10.08.2020
One Key Lesson from Dropbox Losing on 3 Key Patents
In Dropbox Inc., Ornicus Holdings, LLC v. Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., No. 19-1765 (Fed. Cir., Jun 19, 2020), the US Court…
08.14.2020
Claims Directed to a Network Packet Monitor Held Patent Eligible
In Packet Intelligence LLC v. Netscout Systems, Inc., No. 19-2041 (Fed. Cir., July 14, 2020) the U.S. Court of Appeals…
08.07.2020
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) System Is Not Eligible to be an Inventor
On April 22, 2020 the US Patent and Trademark Office ruled that Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are not eligible to…
08.05.2020
A Broad Claim Directed to an Addition of a Data Field to a Communication Message Held Patent Eligible
In Uniloc USA, INC. v. LG Electronics USA, INC., No. 19-1835 (Fed. Cir., April 30, 2020), the U.S. Court of…
