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4 Tips to Make Your Patent Portfolio AIA-Ready

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Tim Bianchi

The America Invents Act (AIA) has changed the way that patents are enforced. In traditional patent litigation, a patent was drafted to perform in district court. After the AIA, when patents are asserted, they are first challenged in administrative proceedings … Continue reading →

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Pro Hac Vice Admission Denied in SAP v. Versata CBM Patent Review

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Tim Bianchi

My prior post described the pro hac vice admission dispute between SAP and Versata Development Group in PTAB matter CBM2012-00001.  The PTAB wasted no time and issued an order denying the motion for pro hac vice admission of Versata’s litigation … Continue reading →

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PTAB PRPS Trials Portal Gets Software Improvements

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Tim Bianchi

The PTAB PRPS Trials Portal just got better.  If you login to the system (depending on what browser you are using), you will see that PRPS now provides much better access to all public documents in each case.  This upgrade … Continue reading →

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New Petitions Filed for AIA Inter Partes Reviews and Covered Business-Method Patent Reviews

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Tim Bianchi

Based on a today’s count, the PTAB Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) is now showing 34 petitions for patent review.  There are 10 pending petitions for covered business-method (CBM) patent review and 24 petitions for inter partes review (IPR). What … Continue reading →

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Parallel Litigation and PTAB Review Create Complex Interplay of Patentability and Validity

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Tim Bianchi

A company called CoreLogic Solutions, LLC owns U.S. Patent No. 5,361,201, relating to a process for appraising real estate property.  The ‘201 patent was filed on Oct. 19, 1992 and issued on Nov. 1, 1994.  Absent some kind of patent term extension, the ‘201 … Continue reading →

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PTAB Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) Update

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Tim Bianchi

If you are a registered user of the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) you may have encountered the same problem I did.  When logging in, I can see some matters where the petitions can be viewed, but other matters where … Continue reading →

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