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No due process violation where PTAB “previews” new construction at oral hearing

By Stephanie DeBrow (US) on June 8, 2017 Posted in Claim construction, Federal Circuit

In Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Ericsson Inc.,[1] the Federal Circuit considered whether the PTAB’s adoption of a new claim construction in its Final Written Decision constitutes a violation of the parties’ due process. Intellectual Ventures argued that it was denied due process because the construction set forth in the Board’s Final Written Decision was … Continue reading

Federal Circuit criticizes PTAB for changing claim construction midstream

By Stephanie DeBrow (US) on September 9, 2016 Posted in Claim construction, Federal Circuit

In SAS Institute, Inc. v. ComplementSoft, LLC, the Federal Circuit criticized the PTAB for changing its claim construction “midstream” and vacated the Board’s finding that, under the newly adopted construction, one of the claims in the Patent Owner’s software patent was valid. Nos. 2015-1346, 2015-1347 (Fed. Cir. Jun. 10, 2016). In its institution decision, the … Continue reading

Judicial review of PTAB institution decisions: When one door closes, another opens

By Stephanie DeBrow (US) on July 15, 2015 Posted in Federal Circuit, Institution decisions

In a group of recent decisions the Federal Circuit held that it lacks jurisdiction to review the PTO’s decision to institute both IPR and CBM proceedings. However, with regard to CBM proceedings, the Court appears to have created a potential “backdoor” method for challenging institution decisions. In In re Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC, an earlier … Continue reading