The Patent Office has published a final rule with amendments to 37 CFR § 42, et seq., governing IPR, CBM, PGR, and derivation proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The new rules take effect Monday, May 2,
PTAB Declines to Sanction Petitioner Based on Alleged “Profit Motive”
In Coalition for Affordable Drugs VI, LLC v. Celgene Corp., a six-judge panel denied a Patent Owner’s Motion for Sanctions against a Petitioner allegedly using IPRs to attack the Patent Owner’s primary product lines in an apparent attempt to
A reminder from the PTAB that pro hac vice admission is not automatic
In QSC Audio Products, Inc. v. Crest Audio, Inc., the PTAB denied the Petitioner’s unopposed motion for pro hac vice admission because the affidavit in support of the motion failed to meet certain requirements. IPR2014-00127, Paper 32 (December 23