Federal Circuit Rejects Challenge to PTAB Timing, Affirms Ford’s IPR Victories
On December 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed three decisions of the Patent Trial […]
Federal Circuit Decisions, IPR, PTAB
IPR
Federal Circuit Decisions, IPR, PTAB
Fed Circuit: Patent Application is Prior Art Before Publication
In a significant ruling, the Federal Circuit has clarified the status of patent applications in the realm of intellectual property
IPR, Patent Eligibility, PTAB
I Say Yes, You Say No: PTAB Articulates Different Standards for Determining Whether a Printed Publication Was Publicly Available
Ex parte Grillo-Lopez, Appeal No. 2018-006082 (Jan. 31, 2020) On April 7, 2020, the PTAB designated its January decision in
IPR, PTAB
PTAB Determines That Medical Journal Article Qualifies as a Publicly Available Printed Publication
Grunenthal GmbH v. Antecip Bioventures II LLC, PGR2018-00092 (Feb. 25, 2020) In a recent decision invalidating certain claims of a
Federal Circuit Decisions, IPR, Patent Eligibility, PTAB
Indefinitely Not: Federal Circuit Rules that the PTAB Cannot Cancel Claims for Indefiniteness During an IPR
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. v. Prisua Engineering Corp., Appeal Nos. 2019-1169, 2019-1260 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 4, 2020) The Federal Circuit