Takeaway: A claim may be anticipated if a person of ordinary skill in the art could at once envisage the claimed arrangement, even if such arrangement is not expressly spelled out in the reference. Continue reading
Category Archives: Inherency
Final Written Decision Finding Challenged Claim Not Unpatentable IPR2014-01002
In its Final Written Decision, the Board determined that Petitioner had not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that claim 10 of the ’509 patent is unpatentable. The ’509 patent “is directed to aluminum-lithium based alloy products displaying a combination of high strength and high fracture toughness.” Inter partes review of claim 10 had been instituted on three grounds of unpatentability based on obviousness. Continue reading
Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review IPR2015-01439
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review of claim 43 of the ‘453 patent. The ‘453 patent “relates generally to methods and apparatuses for acquiring and certifying physical measurements. . . . [and,] [m]ore particularly, . . . to acquiring and cryptographically certifying a measurement representative of a physical parameter, such that the measurement can be verified at a later time.” Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding All Challenged Claims Unpatentable IPR2014-01165
Takeaway: A showing of inherency has a high bar.
In its Final Written Decision, the Board determined that all challenged claims (8-12, 14, 15, 17, 25-29, 31, 32, 34, and 35) of the ’359 Patent are unpatentable. The ’359 Patent relates to notification systems for use in a wireless network that use network resources and infrastructure to provide location specific notifications. Continue reading
Claim Language Found Limiting in Denying Institution IPR2015-00858
In its Decision, the Board did not institute inter partes review because Petitioner had not established that there is a reasonable likelihood that it would prevail with respect to claim 4 of the ‘149 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The ‘149 patent “is directed to the topical ophthalmic use of brimonidine in combination with timolol for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension.” Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding Claim Limitation Not Inherently Disclosed IPR2014-00360
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that Petitioner had not established by a preponderance of the evidence that any challenged claim of the ’216 patent is unpatentable, and therefore dismissed the contingent Motion to Amend. The Board also denied the parties’ Motions to Exclude Evidence, granted Patent Owner’s Motion for Entry of Protective Order, granted-in-art Patent Owner’s First Motion to Seal, and granted Patent Owner’s Second Motion to Seal. Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding Claims Unpatentable as Obvious Over Evidence of Copying
Square, Inc. v. REM Holdings 3, LLC
In its Final Written Decision, the Board held that claims 1, 2, 6, 7, and 10-17 of the ’946 patent are unpatentable and that Petitioner had not shown the requisite burden of proof regarding the unpatentability of claims 3-5, 8, and 9. Continue reading
Denying Institution for Not Providing Sufficient Evidence of Inherency IPR2015-00255
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review of claims 1-13 and 17-20 of the ’723 patent, because Petitioner did not demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to any of the challenged claims. Continue reading
Denying Institution Where Prior Art Provided Only a Possibility of a Claimed Feature IPR2015-00001
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review claims 1-2 and 5-8 of the ’987 patent because Petitioner has not demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to claims 1-2 and 5-8. The ’987 patent relates to a method for sorting sperm cells to enrich a population thereof for a particular characteristic such as an X or a Y chromosome. The enriched population is produced by uptake of a dye that results in a mixture of cells with differential fluorescence intensity depending on the sex chromosome present in each sperm cell. A photodetector distinguishes the differential fluorescence of the cells, thereby classifying the cells according to their X or Y content. Continue reading
Denying Institution IPR2014-01515
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review claim 1 of the ’866 patent because Petitioner has not demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to claim 1. The ’866 patent relates to an improved process for removal of permanganate reducing compounds (“PRCs”) and alkyl iodides formed by the carbonylation of methanol in the presence of a Group VIII metal carbonylation catalyst. Continue reading