Ex Parte Reexaminations Are Maintained by the PTO, Not the Petitioner
IN RE: GESTURE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC Before Lourie, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The estoppel provision of 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(1) does not...
No Detours: Plain Meaning Construction Drives Federal Circuit’s Obviousness Affirmance
ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY Before Chen, Clevenger, and Hughes. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit confirmed that the Board may...
PTAB Update | December 2025
Director Discretion: A Sotera Stipulation Does Not Mandate Institution Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Sashank Krothapally The PTO Director has unreviewable discretion to deny institution of IPR proceedings in view of...