In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s request for entry of a non-standard Protective Order and, instead, entered the Board’s default Protective Order. The Board also denied Patent Owner’s request to file a Motion to Strike Patent Owner’s unredacted response/exhibits for lack of service. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Denying Request to Redact Oral Hearing Transcript IPR2013-00292, 293, 294, 295
In its Order, the Board denied Patent Owner’s request to redact the oral hearing transcript. Patent Owner desired to antedate certain prior art by proving an earlier conception plus due diligence up to a subsequent constructive reduction to practice. The issue in question was discussed during an oral hearing which was open to the public. Continue reading
Denying Rehearing Request IPR2014-00258
In its Decision, the Board denied Petitioner’s Request for Rehearing of the Board’s Decision denying institution of inter partes review of the ’462 patent. Petitioner asserted six grounds of unpatentability under Sections 102 and 103 in its Petition, and the Board denied each one. Continue reading
Granting Motion for Leave to File Motion for Extension of Time IPR2014-00148
In its Order, the Board authorized Patent Owner to file a motion to deem the late filing of the Patent Owner Response as timely. The parties had previously stipulated that the Patent Owner’s Response was due by August 18, 2014, and Patent Owner submitted the Response on August 19, 2104. The parties therefore sought guidance on addressing the timeliness of the Response. Continue reading
Denying Request for Rehearing of Decision to Institute Review IPR2014-00383
In its Decision, the Board denied Patent Owner’s Request for Rehearing of the Board’s decision instituting inter partes review of claim 1-29 of the ’318 Patent. Patent Owner asserted that the Board abused its discretion because its adopted claim construction read a limitation out of the claims, overlooked explicit associations between elements of the claims, was inconsistent with the specification, and would render the claims incapable of filtering content. Patent Owner also asserted the Board incorrectly analyzed obviousness. Continue reading
Denying Motion for Additional Discovery IPR2014-00245
In its Decision, the Board denied Patent Owner’s Motion for Additional Discovery. Patent Owner sought additional discovery pertaining to its assertion of objective indications of non-obviousness. Continue reading
Granting Authorization to File Motion for Additional Discovery IPR2013-00576
In its Order, the Board authorized Patent Owner to file a motion for additional discovery under 37 C.F.R. § 42.51(b)(2). Also, the Board authorized Petitioner to file an opposition as well as a motion to expunge for the purpose of replacing certain exhibits. Continue reading
Final Written Decision CBM2013-00014
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that all of the challenged claims of the ‘582 patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The ‘582 patent “relates to a method for enabling recipients of Social Security payments to convert a designated portion of future payments into currently available financial resources.” Continue reading
Final Written Decision IPR2013-00159
Challenged claims unpatentable and motion to amend denied
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that all challenged claims (1-9, 13, 14, 16, and 19-21) of the ’183 Patent are unpatentable, denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend, and granted-in-part and denied-in-part Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence. The ’183 Patent relates to self-propelled apparatus for cleaning a submerged surface of a pool or tank and methods for controlling such apparatus. Continue reading
Order Regarding Petition Filing Date IPR2014-00367
In its Order, the Board accorded the Petition a filing date of January 21, 2014. Also, the Board authorized Petitioner to file a motion requesting that the Petition be accorded an earlier filing date of January 18, 2014, and authorized Patent Owner to file an opposition to any such motion. Continue reading