Justus Getty wrote: Forum Selection Clause in Patent License Found to Preclude Challenging Patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board On March 23, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered a patent licensee to withdraw petitions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) seeking to invalidate a licensor’s patents. The Court held that the (More) | |
Nicole Candelori wrote: Federal Circuit Reverses Course, Allows Appeal of Time-Bar Determination This blog post was co-authored by Nicole Candelori and Justus Getty.
In a break from previous cases on the issue, the Federal Circuit in January issued an en banc decision holding that time-bar determinations in inter partes review (IPR) proceed (More) | |
Justus Getty wrote: Federal Circuit May Be Poised to Eliminate Issue Joinder A Federal Circuit panel may toss so-called “issue joinder” from inter partes review proceedings after hearing oral arguments last month in Nidec Motor Corporation v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Company. Issue joinder allows the same party to raise new (More) |
