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Category Archives: Federal Circuit
Eastern District of Texas Denies SAP’s Motion to Vacate the Judgment in the Versata Patent Infringement Case
SAP recently learned that the Eastern District of Texas denied its motion to set aside or stay a district court judgment in favor of Versata for infringement of its U.S. Pat. 6,553,350 (Versata Software, Inc v. SAP America, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-00153 … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, patent-eligible subject matter, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, PTO Sued Under the APA, Stay in Federal Circuit, Uncategorized
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, federal circuit, litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PTAB, Supreme Court, Tim Bianchi
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Divided Federal Circuit Panel Finds Computer System Claims Not Patent-Eligible
Posted: September 8, 2013 On September 5, 2013, the Federal Circuit affirmed a District court holding that a computer system claim was not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. In Accenture Global Servs., GmbH v. Guidewire Software, Inc., a divided panel … Continue reading
Posted in claim challenges, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit, patent-eligible subject matter, software patents, statutory subject matter
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, claims, issued patent, litigation, patent, patent claims, patent eligibility, patent litigation, software patents, Tim Bianchi
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WildTangent Files its Supreme Court Certiorari Petition – Part 1
In September of 2009, Ultramercial, Inc. sued WildTangent, Inc., Hulu and YouTube in the Central District of California for alleged patent infringement of U.S. 7,346,545 (the ‘545 patent). The ‘545 patent claims trading advertisement viewing for access to content over … Continue reading
PTAB Provides More Guidance on Discovery
On March 5, 2013, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) provided guidance to the bar concerning routine discovery and additional discovery. (See paper 26 in Garmin v. Cuozzo, IPR2012-00001) This decision set forth five factors which are important in … Continue reading
Posted in Depositions, Expert, Federal Circuit, Future of PTAB Trial Practice, inter partes review, Litigation, motion practice, PRPS Patent Review Processing System, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, BPAI, CBM, claims, federal circuit, inter partes review, IPR, issued patent, litigation, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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PTAB Authorizes SAP to file Opposition to Versata’s Rehearing Request
Even though the Rehearing Request filed by Versata last week is confidential, we can glean some insight about what it contained based on the publicly available documents of record. Today the PTAB authorized SAP to file its motion to oppose … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, Litigation, Patent Reform, patent-eligible subject matter, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, rehearing request, statutory subject matter, Stay in Federal Circuit
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, federal circuit, issued patent, litigation, motion to stay, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, PTAB, rehearing request, Tim Bianchi
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More Developments in the Patent Battle between SAP and Versata
There has been a lot of activity in the litigations arising from the patent battle between SAP and Versata. You will recall that there are parallel Federal Circuit, PTAB, and Eastern District of Virginia actions. There have been activities in … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, Litigation, Post Grant Review, PRPS Patent Review Processing System, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, PTO Sued Under the APA, Stay in Federal Circuit
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, federal circuit, issued patent, litigation, motion to stay, patent, patent claims, patent trial and appeal board, petition, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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SAP Moves for a Stay of Parallel Federal Circuit Action After PTAB Win
SAP’s fight to dismiss Versata’s U.S. 6,553,350 patent assertion continues. After SAP’s win in the PTAB on June 11, 2013, SAP filed a motion to stay the parallel Federal Circuit appeal on June 17th. Now the Federal Circuit must decide … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, patent-eligible subject matter, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Stay in Federal Circuit
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, federal circuit, Federal Circuit Stay, litigation, motion to stay, patent, patent litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PTAB, SAP, stay, Tim Bianchi, Versata
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