May 2016

Federal Circuit provides guidance on broadest reasonable interpretation standard for claim construction in PTAB proceedings

By James Crawford (US) on May 27, 2016

In two recent cases, the Federal Circuit provided guidance on applying the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard for claim construction in IPR proceedings. PPC Broadband Inc. v. Corning Optical Communications RF, LLC, No. 2015-1361, 1366, 1368, 1369 (Fed. Cir.

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Conclusion that Claims Reciting a Subsidy Are CBM Eligible

By Andrew Liddell (US) on May 20, 2016

In Blue Calypso, LLC, v. Groupon, Inc., the Federal Circuit concluded that the Board did not exceed its authority to conduct a CBM review of Blue Calypso’s challenged patents, and that the Board correctly applied the statutory definitions of…

Federal Circuit rules that it has no jurisdiction to review PTAB’s refusal to institute redundant grounds

By NRF Digital Team on May 13, 2016

In a recent decision affirming the PTAB’s patentability determination in an IPR, the Federal Circuit confirmed that it has no jurisdiction to review the Board’s refusal to institute grounds it deemed to be redundant of instituted grounds. Harmonic, Inc. v. …

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May 2016

Federal Circuit provides guidance on broadest reasonable interpretation standard for claim construction in PTAB proceedings

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB’s Conclusion that Claims Reciting a Subsidy Are CBM Eligible

Federal Circuit rules that it has no jurisdiction to review PTAB’s refusal to institute redundant grounds

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