Federal Circuit Provides Further Guidance on Time-Barred IPR Petitions
An inter partes review may not be instituted if the petition requesting the proceeding is filed more than 1 year…
PTAB Issues Consolidated Trial Practice Guide
The PTAB has issued a consolidated edition of the AIA Trial Practice Guide. The consolidated edition incorporates the updates released…
The Federal Circuit Determines that the PTAB’s Scheme for Appointing Judges Is Unconstitutional
In Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., the Federal Circuit ruled that the manner by which Administrative Patent Judges…
Roger Lee to Speak on Panel at IP Strategy Conference – Nov. 20
Roger Lee, shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will speak on a panel “Post Issuance Proceedings & Benchmarking the PTAB” at…
Todd Walters to Discuss “Inter Partes Review Strategy” at CIPLA Meeting – October 24
Todd Walters, Chair of the firm’s Patent Office Litigation practice and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property section, will speak at…
Precedential Decisions Offer Guidance on Bars to Institution
An inter partes review may not be instituted if, before the date on which the petition is filed, the petitioner…
Patexia Names Buchanan IP as a Top 5 IPR Firm
Patexia, an intellectual property company that performs analytical studies for IP-related issues, named Buchanan IP as a Top 5 law…
Todd R. Walters Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, D.C.
Buchanan is proud to announce that our colleague Todd R. Walters was selected by his peers and named the Best Lawyers®…
PTAB: Service of Complaint Triggers Statutory Bar Despite Lack of Standing
The PTAB has provided guidance on the circumstances that give rise to the time bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) in…
Todd Walters to Speak on Panel at IPO’s 2019 Annual Meeting – September 25
Todd Walters, Chair of the firm’s Patent Office Litigation practice and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property section, will speak on a…
Patent Office Releases Update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide
The USPTO has released an update to the Trial Practice Guide for AIA trial proceedings. The update revises the Trial…
PTAB: Counsel May Confer with Witness During the Timeframe Between Cross-Examination and Re-Direct
The Board recently provided guidance on deposition practice in AIA trial proceedings. The Trial Practice Guide prohibits counsel offering a…
Supreme Court to Review Appealability of Time-Bar Determinations
The Supreme Court will consider the question of whether time-bar determinations rendered by the PTAB are reviewable by the Federal…
Supreme Court: The Government Cannot Challenge the Validity of a Patent in an IPR
The Supreme Court recently determined that federal agencies cannot challenge a patent in an administrative trial proceeding conducted before the…
IP Team Goes Four for Four in IPR & PGR Proceedings
Buchanan’s IP team successfully defeated four petitions filed against firm client 3Shape A/S at the USPTO. 3Shape is a developer and…
Todd Walters to Co-Lead Discussion with USPTO Patent Judges – June 27
Todd Walters, Chair of the firm’s Patent Office Litigation practice and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property section, will co-lead a small…
The Federal Circuit Provides Insights on CBM Eligibility: What Constitutes a “Technological Invention?”
In two separate decisions involving the same parties,[1] the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s determination that claims challenged in a…
Precedential Decisions Offer Guidance on Real Party-In-Interest Practice at the PTAB
Petitions in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are considered by the PTAB only if the…
Todd Walters to Present Case Study on Shaking up PTAB Post SAS at IP Strategy Conference in Chicago
Todd Walters, shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will speak on a panel titled “Case Study: Shaking up PTAB…
Trends, Developments and Issues in PTAB Proceedings: Practical Tips and Strategies to Avoid Pitfalls
Michael O’Shaughnessy, shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will present a CLE/CPE webinar, hosted by The Knowledge Group, on…
PTAB Provides Guidance on Motion to Amend Practice
Recently, the PTAB designated as precedential Lectrosonics, Inc. v. Zaxcom, Inc., Case IPR2018-01129, Paper 15 (PTAB Feb. 25, 2019). Lectrosonics…
Todd Walters to Discuss Trending Topics at the PTAB in San Francisco – May 21
Todd Walters, shareholder in Buchanan’s Intellectual Property section, will be a panelist at the American Bar Association of Intellectual Property Law’s Spring…
Erin Dunston to Speak About Post-Grant PTAB Practice at Upcoming Conference – April 5
Erin Dunston, shareholder in Buchanan’s Intellectual Property section, will speak about post-grant PTAB practice at the McGeorge School of Law…
Patexia Names Buchanan as a Top 10 Firm Representing Patent Owners
Patexia, an intellectual property company that performs analytical studies for IP-related issues, named Buchanan as a Top 10 law firm representing…
The PTAB Permits Same Party Joinder Under Limited Circumstances
In Proppant Express Investments v. Oren Technologies, IPR2018-00914, Paper 38 (PTAB Mar. 13, 2019), the PTAB’s Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”)…
Andrew Cheslock to Present Webinar: Claim Construction Standards and SAS in Post-Grant Trials: Trends, Developments and What Lies Ahead
Andrew Cheslock, Counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will present a webinar, “Claim Construction Standards and SAS in Post-Grant Trials:…
Pat Keane to Moderate Panel “Today’s Adjudicative Landscape” at Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench & Bar – March 21
Pat Keane, Executive Shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will moderate a panel titled “Today’s Adjudicative Landscape” at the Federal…
Todd Walters to Speak at IP Strategy Conference in Boston – April 11
Todd Walters, shareholder in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will speak on a panel titled “Case Study: Shaking up PTAB…
Todd Walters to Serve as a Vice Chair of IPO’s U.S. Post Grant Patent Office Practice Committee for 2019
Todd Walters will serve as a Vice Chair of IPO’s U.S. Post Grant Patent Office Practice Committee for calendar year…
PTAB Provides Guidance on Hearsay and Authentication in Trial Proceedings
In a recent Boardside Chat, a panel of administrative patent judges provided guidance on authentication issues that arise in proceedings…
USPTO Issues New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
The USPTO has issued revised guidance for subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The revised guidance aims to…
Roger Lee to Present Strafford Webinar: Section 112 Issues in IPR Proceedings: Using Section 112 as a Sword or a Shield
Roger Lee, counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property section, will deliver a 90-minute CLE webinar with an interactive Q&A session on February…