In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that the challenged claims (1-5) of the ’897 Patent are unpatentable, and granted Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend to add substitute claims 6-10. The ’897 Patent is drawn to a method of handling a wheel of a motor vehicle while the vehicle is elevated on a hydraulic lift or hoist for repair by a service technician.
Category Archives: Motion to Amend
CBM2014-00182 Challenged Claims Unpatentable
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that claims 33-60 of the ’281 Patent are unpatentable, granted Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend to cancel claims 1-32 of the ’281 Patent, and denied Patent Owner’s Motion to amend to add proposed substitute claims 61-68. The ’281 Patent discloses an apparatus for protecting data.
Final Written Decision finding Displayed Poster to be a Printed Publication IPR2014-00513
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that Petitioner had proven that claim 10 is unpatentable as obvious, but had not proven the unpatentability of claims 17 and 18. The Board also granted Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend and denied its Motion to Exclude Evidence. The ’550 patent “discloses using a ‘Mycobacterium smegmatis porin (Msp)’ to detect analytes in liquid media.” Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding All Claims Unpatentable Subject Matter CBM2014-00171
In its Final Written Decision, the Board determined that all of the challenged claims of the ’740 Patent are unpatentable, and denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. The ’740 Patent relates generally “to a method and system for entering data relating to an insurance claim for a damaged vehicle,” wherein the “data is processed into a valuation report that is transmitted through the world wide web.”
Claims Unpatentable and Motion to Amend to Correct Typographical Errors Denied in Final Written Decision IPR2014-01278
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found all challenged claims of the ‘222 patent unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) and denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. The ‘222 patent “relates to information technology (‘IT’) management and the collection of data from networks that span a wide range of institutions, including correctional facilities, without regard to which jurisdiction the source of data belongs.” Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding Challenged Claims Unpatentable and Denying Motion to Amend IPR2014-01154
Takeaway: A patent owner’s duty of candor and good faith to the Board may require that the patent owner demonstrate, in a motion to amend, making a good faith attempt to determine whether any prior art known to it discloses the additional limitations introduced in the proposed amended claims, even where a large number of prior art references have been cited in related applications. Continue reading
Final Written Decision Denying Motion to Amend IPR2014-01361
In its Final Written Decision, the Board determined that claims 1-43 of the ‘117 patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and that Patent Owner had not demonstrated that proposed substitute claims 44 and 45 are patentable over the prior art of record. The ‘117 patent “is directed to an electrolyte for high voltage wet tantalum or aluminum capacitors.” Following institution of trial, Patent Owner conceded “that no claims of the ‘117 patent are patentable over the grounds set forth in the Petition” and “filed a non-contingent motion to amend the claims of the ‘117 patent.” Continue reading
Reverse Auction Claims Found Ineligible for Patent Protection CBM2014-00119
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that all of the challenged claims (1-39) of the ’211 Patent are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. The ’211 Patent is drawn to a method of conducting a telephone- or Internet-based reverse auction, where the reverse auction is transmitted to users on a medium. Continue reading
Motion to Amend Denied For Failure to Explain Patentability Over Prior Art of Record IPR2014-00532
In its Final Written Decision, the Board concluded that Petitioner had shown by a preponderance of the evidence that claim 1-4, 6, 8-11, 13, and 15 of the ’633 patent are unpatentable. The Board denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. Continue reading
Final Written Decision Finding All Challenged Claims Unpatentable IPR2014-00351
In its Final Written Decision, the Board found that all challenged claims (claims 1,13, and 14) of the ’262 Patent are unpatentable, and denied Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend. The ’262 Patent relates to an electric cooking appliance, known as a deep well cooker, for preparing and serving hot foods. Continue reading