Year: 2022
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Patent Office Director Vidal Finds OpenSky’s IPR Conduct to be Abuse of Process
Director Vidal issued a careful decision concerning OpenSky’s copycat filings and subsequent conduct in OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, IPR2021-01064, Paper 102. The conclusion provides a great summary of her findings: Viewed as a whole, OpenSky’s conduct has been an abuse of the IPR process, the patent system, and the Office.…