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POSCO Gains Upper Hand in Patent Dispute with World's Largest Steelmaker... IPR Initiated

POSCO initiates patent invalidation review against ArcelorMittal at US PTAB, potentially gaining advantage in automotive steel technology dispute

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Show threadSarah FackrellJan 1, 2024

Side note: This complaint was filed with the design patent number redacted. That means that litigation search reports like this one (from the reexam file) would have missed it, even if the search had been performed after the complaint was filed.

#PTAB #PatentFedi

Sarah FackrellSep 6, 2023

Oh, wow, this argument sounds painful.

https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1717741?nl_pk=fd062d42-234e-4b6a-b9b5-4052fd7ef7ac

Here's the oral argument recording, for anyone who's interested:

https://oralarguments.cafc.uscourts.gov/default.aspx?fl=22-1482_09052023.mp3

#FederalCircuit #PerduePharma #PTAB

'I'm Baffled,' Fed. Circ. Judge Tells Purdue Amid PTAB Appeal - Law360

A Purdue Pharma lawyer had a tough time at the Federal Circuit on Tuesday trying to pin the company's appeal of a loss at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on the board's two-year delay in issuing a decision, with all three judges telling her she wasn't really answering their questions.

Sarah FackrellJul 27, 2023

Hmm, I'll have to keep an eye on this petition for IPR.

From: EP Family v. Changzhou Win Up Time, https://www.scribd.com/document/661466416/EP-Family-v-Changzhou-Win-Up-Time-Motion-to-Stay

#DesignPatents #PTAB

Patent-in-suit: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD934012S1/en?oq=D934%2c012+country:US+type:DESIGN

EP Family v. Changzhou Win Up Time - Motion to Stay | PDF | Default Judgment | Discovery (Law)

EP Family v. Changzhou Win Up Time - Motion to Stay

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Sarah FackrellJan 13, 2023

The #USPTO is EXTENDING the deadline for two pending requests for comments: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/bulletins/341f573

This includes the one request that asks, among other things whether the Office should create a separate design patent bar.

Instead of being due on Tuesday, the comments are now due January 31.

#DesignPatents #PatentBar #PTAB

The USPTO is extending the comment period on initiatives to expand opportunities to practice before the USPTO

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🏛️BK🏛️Dec 27, 2022

New from me: GAO report finds most #PTAB judges fear independence threatened by political appointees

#patent #ptab #law
https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/12/27/watchdog-most-ptab-judges-fear-independence-threatened-by-political-appointees/

Watchdog: Most PTAB Judges Fear Independence Threatened by Political Appointees | National Law Journal

“It is important to implement transparent practices and policies so it is clear to what extent the director is involved in the content of the decision,” said Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck associate Kristen Logan.

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Sarah FackrellDec 13, 2022

The USPTO will be hosing a "fireside chat" with Deputy Director Derrick Brent, moderated by Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Supervisory Patent Attorney Krista Flanagan on Thursday, on the topic of the Office's pending Federal Register notices. Register (for free) here: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/learn-more-about-eligibility-practice-uspto

#USPTO #PTAB #PatentBar

Meet the USPTO Deputy Director and learn more about eligibility to practice before the USPTO

Meet Deputy Director Derrick Brent and learn more about eligibility to practice before the USPTO

Show threadSarah FackrellDec 5, 2022

Side note: From the way this job description is written, it seems clear that anyone who has limited admission to the patent bar based on their design examining experience would not qualify to be an APJ, since the technical background is a separate requirement.

It's true that there aren't a *ton* of design patent cases at the PTAB. But I often wonder about how much knowledge/expertise the APJs have in that space.

#DesignPatents #PatentBar #PTAB

Sarah FackrellNov 23, 2022

More drama in the #Greciaverse: Earlier this month, Bank of America asked for a stay of its case pending resolution of #PTAB post-grant review proceeding against the patent-in-suit.

The court set a briefing schedule, but now Bank of America has asked the court for an emergency stay (or status conference) "because Plaintiff Wepay Global LLC has ceased communicating with Plaintiff’s counsel in this case."

https://www.scribd.com/document/609770652/Wepay-v-Bank-of-America-Emergency-Motion-to-Stay

#DesignPatents

Wepay v. Bank of America - Emergency Motion to Stay | PDF | Discovery (Law) | Law Of The United States

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Sarah FackrellNov 16, 2022
Okay, who wants to talk about animated user interface design patents? #DesignPatents #USPTO #PTAB #Greciaverse