The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Has Jurisdiction Over IPRs Challenging Expired Patents
APPLE INC. v. GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC. Before Lourie, Dyk, and Hughes. Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Summary: The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has jurisdiction over IPRs concerning...
A Terminal Disclaimer Is Not an Escape Hatch
IN RE CELLECT, LLC
Before Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Obviousness-type double patenting analyses for patents with Patent Term Adjustments are based on the adjusted expiration date of the patent.
AIA Patents May Not Be Challenged in Interference Proceedings
SNIPR Technologies Ltd v. Rockefeller University
Before Chen, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Patents whose priority is governed exclusively by the AIA are not subject to interference proceedings.
