Category Archives: reexamination generally

Stay of Litigation Pending Inter Partes Reexamination Warranted Despite Possible Lengthy Reexam Pendency

District courts are making increasingly detailed and sophisticated decisions on motions to stay litigation pending reexamination.  One example is the analysis performed in N Spine Inc. and Synthes USA Sales, LLC v. Globus Medical Inc., (1-1–cv-00300 (DED)).  N Spine and Synthes USA Sales … Continue reading

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Protective Orders in View of Reexamination

In 55 Brake, L.L.C. v. Audi of America, Inc. et. al., (case 1-08-cv-00177, IDD), plaintiff 55 Brake is a patent owner asserting patent infringement of its ‘587 patent by several large automobile manufacturers.  The parties entered a protective order to … Continue reading

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Stays Pending Reexamination and Experts Subject to a Prosecution Bar

In Interval Licensing LLC v. eBay, Inc., et. al., 2-10-cv-01385 (WAWD),  Interval Licensing (Interval) filed a motion for reconsideration of an earlier order by the Court to stay the litigation pending reexamination.  On July 12, 2011, Judge Marsha J. Pechman denied the motion. … Continue reading

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Reexamination Practice: One Size Does Not Fit All

I attended a reexamination roundtable at the Patent Office last week where ideas for reexamination reform were proposed.  The Patent Office listened and took notes.  I thought it was a very productive meeting overall.  As the various speakers presented their comments … Continue reading

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Patent Owner Stay Motion Successful Based on Defendants’ Reexam Requests Filed on Eve of Markman

In Fifth Market, Inc. v. CME Group Inc, et al., (1-08-cv-00520, D. Del), the Patent Owner/Plaintiff (Fifth Market, Inc.) sued multiple Defendants on two patents (U.S. Pat. No. 6,418,419 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,024,387) in 2008.  Three amended complaints were … Continue reading

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Fractus SA Gets $23M Verdict Against Samsung in Antenna Patent Litigation

In Fractus, S.A. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al. (6:09-CV-203, EDTX), a jury gave a verdict of patent infringement of four different patents owned by Fractus S.A. against Samsung to the  tune of $23,129,321 in damages.  The jury found that … Continue reading

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TiVo’s Reexamination Strategy Helps Win a Stay in the Northern District of California

The chronology of the dispute between TiVo, AT&T and Microsoft is complex and so are the digital video recorder (DVR) technologies covered in the patents that are asserted.  All of these complexities seemed to weigh in favor of a stay in … Continue reading

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Lockwood Cert Petition Seeks Clarification of Redress for Alleged “Sham” Reexamination Request

In a Petition for Writ of Certiorari dated April 28, 2011, inventor Lawrence B. Lockwood and his company, PanIP, LLC, requested review of the judgment of the Federal Circuit denying its petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc.  (The underlying order … Continue reading

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The Patent Office Wants Your Ideas for Streamlining Reexamination

On Monday, April 25, 2011, the Federal Register announced a public meeting to solicit opinions on a number of changes being considered at the U.S. Patent Office to streamline both ex parte reexamination and inter partes reexamination proceedings.  Written comments … Continue reading

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Can Post Grant Review Enhance Patent Quality?

We have all heard about the new post grant review (PGR) aspect of the patent reform legislation.  It is supposed to provide a mechanism for review of the patent initiated in the first year of the patent’s issue.  Please indulge me for … Continue reading

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