Category Archives: ex parte reexamination

Patent Owner Reexamination Requests with Parallel Litigation

You have worked hard and obtained a patent for your company.  You do your homework and believe that your competitor is infringing your patent.  You ultimately engage the help of a litigation team and sue the competitor for patent infringement.  But … Continue reading

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Reexamination Result Used in Reversal of Finding of Exceptional Case Attorney Fees

In Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp. decided March 16, 2011 (Fed. Cir. Appeal No. 2010-1247), the Federal Circuit reversed the lower court’s finding of an exceptional case based on a positive reexamination result. Briefly, Old Reliable sued Cornell for … Continue reading

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Ex parte Yasukochi BPAI Decision on Appeal 2/22/2011

On June 25, 2010, the Patent Office clarified its procedure for seeking review of a finding of a substantial new question of patentability in ex parte reexamination proceedings.  See Federal Register Notice v75 pp. 36357-8 (6-25-10) at this link:  (Fed Reg v 75 … Continue reading

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