Rithika Kulathila

Genus Claims: Foiled Again By Written Description

Patent Owner Tip #11 For Surviving An Instituted IPR: Use It Or Lose It (In The POR)

Arthrex SCOTUS Ruling: The IPR Show Must Go On, Just With (A Bit) More Oversight

Patent Owner Tip #7 For Surviving An Instituted IPR: Work With Your Expert To Make The Declaration Navigable And Well Supported

Patent Owner Tip #2 For Surviving An Instituted IPR: Don't Swing For The Fences In IPR Depositions

Joinder To The Rescue: Federal Circuit Holds That Joinder Of Instituted IPRs Does Not Result In Estoppel Under § 315(e)

PTAB's Precedential Opinion Panel Rejects Review Of Decision Denying Institution Due To Proximity Of District Court Trial, And Remands Back To Panel For Supplemental Briefing

PTAB Allows Amending Claims On Grounds Not Raised By Petitioner, But Were Addressed By The District Court In Its Finding Of Indefiniteness

Can Infringement Contentions Be Amended To Add New Claims Resulting From An Ex Parte Reexam Filed After IPRs Invalidated Some But Not All Claims?

SCOTUS Holds That PTAB Time-Bar Determinations Are Not Reviewable On Appeal