Category: Patents
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USPTO Director orders PTAB to reconsider invalidity finding for Pictiva patent at center of $191M damages claim against Samsung
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board and an Eastern District of Texas jury came to opposing conclusions about the validity of the PAE’s OLED patent.
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Korean monetization platform behind Pantech SEP campaigns targets Hisense, TCL with display patents from Asian tech companies
FairLight Innovations LLC is suing the two Chinese companies in the Eastern District of Texas.
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USPTO Director Squires extends 14-day deadline for Director Review of institution decisions to 30 days – or more “in exceptional circumstances”
He noted that “changed circumstances can surface after the deadline… has elapsed but before trial has progressed meaningfully” and that sua sponte Director Review is “not always the most efficient process”.
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Lessons for prior art search providers as Federal Circuit again sides with Valve in appeal over game controller patent
“Something more is required” for estoppel when a classification search returns tens of thousands of results; while forward-and-backward citation searches may result in hindsight bias.
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With litigation risk solutions under the microscope, PAE steps up Eastern District of Texas campaign asserting patents purchased from Allied Security Trust
AST is clear that under its model “problem patents” can still end up with PAEs; but elsewhere, patent defense solutions seem to be getting increased scrutiny.
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UPC Milan LD denies Ericsson PIs and damages security in ASUS dispute, tries to explain away massive cumulative delay
The UPC’s Milan LD denied Ericsson’s PI motions against ASUS because it was not convinced that the situation had changed during the main proceedings in a way that justified emergency relief. It also denied security for damages.
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TCL’s China Star transferred hundreds of patents to Texan PAE suing LG and Hisense
Updated USPTO records confirm what appears to be the first assignment to a patent assertion entity by TCL and its affiliates since withdrawing from LOT Network.
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USPTO Director goes against the grain, sides with inter partes review petitioner Tesla to reject discretionary denial request
After a raft of decisions and memoranda effectively telling IPR petitioners what they shouldn’t do, Director John Squires highlights a potential pathway to successful institution.
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Malikie Innovations turns on Toyota in expansion of connected cars campaign asserting Wi-Fi SEPs
Malikie asserted some of the same former Blackberry patents against Honda and Hyundai in U.S. district courts last month.