Louis L. Campbell

The PTAB's Institution Grant Rate Has Dropped After Announcement Of The New PTAB Discretionary Denial Guidance And Briefing Procedure

Patent Office Issues New Guidance For PTAB Proceedings

USPTO Plunges PTAB's Fintiv Discretion Analysis Into Uncertainty

Board Denied Patent Owner's Motion To Dismiss / Terminate IPR Following Patent Owner's Withdrawal Of Appeal Of Parallel District Court Invalidity Finding

PTO Director Vidal Issues Interim Procedure Regarding Discretionary Denials Under Fintiv

Federal Circuit Overrules Shaw Industries And Clarifies Scope Of 35 U.S.C. § 315(E)(2) Estoppel

Additional Petitions Denied Where Petitioner Could Have Challenged All Claims On At Least One Ground In A Single Petition

Party Sanctioned For Providing Confidential Transcript Of Deposition Taken In PTAB Proceeding With Counsel At Same Firm Who Were Working On Parallel District Court Litigation

Board Institutes Over Patent Owner Particularity And Word Count Objections

A Large Number Of Means-Plus-Function Limitations Justifies Parallel Petitions Challenging Different Claims Of Same Patent On Same Grounds