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Supreme Court Holds Over Two Patent Cases, Considers Two More on Patent Eligibility

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Supreme Court revealed its decisions from the April 28 conference. Among the three patent cases considered, the court denied certiorari for the pro se case of Wakefield v. This development increases the likelihood of these two cases being heard by the court, although a grant of certiorari has not yet been announced.

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Is the PTAB Unconstitutionally Biased?

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Unified Patents, LLC, (Fed. 2021), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals addressed challenges to the constitutionality of the structure of the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mobility owned a patent for a wireless communication system. In Mobility Workx, LLC v.

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Fed Cir affirms PTAB decision Invalidating 1996 Patent on Mobile Base Stations

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by Dennis Crouch In a non-precedential decision, the Federal Circuit has affirmed a set of PTAB decisions canceling the claims of four patents owned by Carucel Investments L.P. The affected Carucel patents include U.S. Patent Nos. Patent Nos. Carucel”) — finding them invalid as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § Vidal, Nos.

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Federal Circuit Rejects Another PTAB-Bias Appeal

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New Vision sued Bally Gaming and others in Nevada District Court, alleging infringement of two patents. Notably here, the PTAB’s heavy reliance on user fees, bonus systems tied to productivity quotas, and other unique features distinguish it from other agencies where due process challenges have failed. 4th 1146 (Fed.

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The EU’s Response to National Judicial Determinations of FRAND Royalty Rates

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A leaked text of the draft was posted on Kluwer Patent Blog , a summary and detailed synopsis has been posted on FOSS Patents , and a 248-page Impact Assessment by the European Commission (EC) has been widely circulated among stakeholders. 3) (issue discussed and here and here ).