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Category Archives: Patent Eligible Subject Matter
CAFC Affirms PTAB’s Decision That Printed Matter Doctrine Can Be Used In Claim Construction
By Reza Mollaaghababa In an inter partes review proceeding, a challenger cannot raise patent-eligibility as a ground of invalidity. Rather, the invalidity grounds are limited to lack of novelty and obviousness. Notwithstanding, in construing claim terms, the PTAB can decide … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, Anticipation/Obvious, Appeals, Claim Construction, Court of Appeals Fed Circuit, Federal Circuit, Mental Steps Doctrine, Patent Eligible Subject Matter, Printed Matter Doctrine, USPTO
Tagged anticipation, claim construction, Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit, Federal Circuit, IPR, Mallinckrodt, obviousness, Praxaire, Printed Matter Doctrine, PTAB
PTAB Rejects Covered Business Method Claims
By Ben Snitkoff On January 21, 2014, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its second Final Written Decision in a Covered Business Method (CBM) Proceeding under the America Invents Act. CBM Proceedings allow for the review of a business … Continue reading
PTAB Renders Its First Decision
By Tom Engellenner On June 11, 2013, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rendered its first decision in a case under the new AIA procedures for administratively contesting patents. In the case of SAP America, Inc. v. Versata Development … Continue reading
Posted in America Invents Act, Covered Business Methods, District Court, Federal Circuit, Patent Eligible Subject Matter, Post Grant Review, Trial Tactics, USPTO
Tagged AIA, America Invents Act, claim construction, collateral estoppel, Covered Business Methods, finality of judgments, inter partes review, res judicata, SAP, trial practice, USPTO, Versata
