Category: Google
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Valtrus patent upheld by Federal Circuit after Google challenges Word doc metadata as pre-AIA invention proof
Automatically generated metadata can independently corroborate inventor testimony, the panel opined.
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U.S. Supreme Court denies Google cert petition challenging USPTO’s settled expectations denials
Three other petitions for writ of certiorari, similarly questioning the agency’s validity review denials, are pending before the court.
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BlackBerry acquires Google patents, reports “stronger than expected” licensing revenue
BlackBerry also reported that it received patents as part of a customer contract, though it isn’t clear if that customer could’ve been Google.
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Google succeeds in getting Federal Circuit to move online maps case out of Western District of Texas
Now-retired District Judge Alan D. Albright was “patently erroneous” in denying Google’s motion to transfer the University of Southern California’s complaint.
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Netlist adds new ITC complaint against Micron, Broadcom, Google, and Nvidia; “intends to rely on… Samsung” to prove domestic industry
After settling with Netlist last month, Samsung agreed to provide “certain information… to use in future ITC actions against third parties”.
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Patent owner asks USPTO Director to terminate Google-triggered reexam, points to pattern of 21 do-overs after failed IPRs
A patent owner has asked the USPTO Director to end a Google-triggered reexam, citing a pattern in which Google filed at least 21 ex parte reexams after losing IPR challenges.
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Supercomputer firm ParTec sues Google and AMD/Bull at UPC Mannheim: third UPC venue chosen in this campaign
Apparently energized by a recent settlement with Microsoft, the German supercomputer firm led by a former patent litigator and monetizer is on fire.
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Touchstream Technologies targets Samsung while $339M Google verdict remains in limbo
Touchstream has also sued TCL in the Eastern District of Texas recently, asserting some of the same patents at the center of the multimillion-dollar Western District of Texas
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Multiple amicus briefs filed after Google’s Supreme Court petition questioning USPTO’s “settled expectations” approach
Google argues the agency “has exceeded its statutory authority” in refusing to review patents in force for more than six years.
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Google petitions U.S. Supreme Court over Patent Trial & Appeal Board “settled expectations” denials
Google’s petition is likely to attract amicus briefs from other companies that are finding it increasingly difficult to get inter partes reviews instituted.