Tag Archives: Written Decision

Will Anyone Succeed on a Request for Rehearing of a Final Written Decision?

By Julianne M. Hartzell on Posted in Covered Business Method
Although parties continue to file Requests for Rehearing of the PTAB’s Final Written Decision, none have yet succeeded in changing the outcome. According to Docket Navigator (www.docketnavigator.com), to date, 19 motions for rehearing of the Final Written Decision have been filed. Only one, in McLinton Energy Group, LLC v. Magnum Oil Tools International, Ltd., IPR … Continue Reading

Petitioners Are Not Faring Well on 112-challenges in CBM Review

By Sandip H. Patel on Posted in Covered Business Method, Section 112
The transitional program for covered business method (CBM) patents is a review proceeding administered by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to reconsider the patentability of one or more claims in a CBM patent. Petitioners seeking CBM review have enjoyed good success in knocking out claims for reciting subject matter ineligible for a patent. They … Continue Reading

Prior Art Must be Analogous to the Entire Scope of Problem

By Benjamin T. Horton on Posted in Inter Partes Review
On May 26, 2015, the Board issued its final written decision in Schott Gemtron Corp. v. SSW, IPR2014-00367, confirming the patentability of all of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,286,561 (“the ’561 patent”).¹ The Board concluded the prior art on which the petitioner, Schott Gemtron Corporation, relied was not analogous to the ’561 patent’s … Continue Reading
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