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Tag Archives: Tim Bianchi
SAP’s Cert Petition Denied by Supreme Court in Versata Patent Infringement Suit
In earlier posts, I described the $391 million patent infringement judgment awarded to Versata for SAP’s alleged infringement of US Pat. 6,553,350. I also detailed SAP’s attempts to avoid the judgment by challenging the ‘350 patent in the first covered business … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, covered business methods, Litigation, patent-eligible subject matter, petitions practice, Post Grant Review, software patents, Uncategorized
Tagged appeal, Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, damages, federal circuit, issued patent, litigation, patent litigation, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, stay, Supreme Court, Tim Bianchi
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Patent Office Board Takes a Bite out of Apple’s IPR Challenge of VirnetX Patents
In mid-2013 Apple filed seven inter partes review petitions to challenge four VirnetX patents. Recently, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) denied all seven inter partes review (IPR) petitions. This outcome demonstrates the Board’s current interpretation of the one-year bar … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, claim challenges, inter partes review, Joinder of AIA Proceedings, Joinder of Parties Post-petition, motion practice, PTAB, rehearing request, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings
Tagged Bianchi, claims, inter partes review, IPR, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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Joint Motions to Terminate Patent Reviews Late in Trial Proceedings
One of the advantages of patent reviews under the America Invents Act is that the parties may settle before completion of the proceedings and file a joint motion to terminate these proceedings. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, inter partes review, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, ex parte reexamination, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, IPR, patent, patent claims, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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CLE Event: Review of First Year of Patent Office Trials
The America Invents Act provides us several new ways to challenge issued patents. If you are curious about what we have learned in this first year fourteen months of patent office trials, please tune into my hour webinar tomorrow morning (Dec. … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Depositions, inter partes review, Litigation, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, PTO Sued Under the APA
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, claims, covered business method, ex parte reexamination, federal circuit, inter partes reexamination, inter partes review, IPR, litigation, patent litigation, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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Parties Terminate CBM Before They Settle Dispute to Avoid PTAB Decision
In January of 2013, EZ Shield , Inc sued Harland Clarke Corp. for infringement of U.S. Pat. 8,346,637. The ‘637 patent relates to a system for reimbursement of consumers for losses incurred for specific forms of check fraud. In April … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Litigation, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials, reexamination generally, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, ex parte reexamination, issued patent, litigation, motion to stay, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, Post Grant Review, PTAB, reexam, reexamination, termination, Tim Bianchi
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USPTO to Host AIA Second Anniversary Forum on Sept. 16
The USPTO will host an AIA Second Anniversary Forum on September 16, 2013, at the USPTO’s Alexandria campus in the Madison Auditorium from 1 to 5 pm, and also via webcast. Here is the USPTO announcement: At the Forum, USPTO … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Ex Parte Prosecution, inter partes review, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials
Tagged AIA, Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, ex parte prosecution, ex parte reexamination, Forum, inter partes review, IPR, patent prosecution, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, PGR, PTAB, Tim Bianchi, US Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO
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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 Grants Motion for Early Termination of Proceeding Before CBM Trial Institution
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently decided to grant a motion to terminate a CBM proceeding prior to a decision of whether to institute trial in that CBM proceeding. In CBM2013-00015, between Oracle Corporation (Petitioner) and Community United IP, … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, covered business methods, Patent Reform, Post Grant Review, PTAB, Termination of Post-Grant Proceedings
Tagged Bianchi, CBM, covered business method, issued patent, litigation, patent, patent claims, patent litigation, patent reform, patent trial and appeal board, petition, PTAB, Tim Bianchi
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