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Regents of the University of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., March 6, 2023, Fed. Cir.

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. February 13, 2025PTAB48 Comments

Intellectual Property: In an interesting decision, in 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cited Yogi Berra in a ruling against the U of M. The Federal Circuit…

Ericsson Constructs a Victory on Appeal

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 13, 2022PTAB788 Comments

The Examiner rejected claims, arguing that a reference met the claim limitation "measurement configuration constructed". The patent trial and appeal board (PTAB) found that the reference taught maintaining rather than…

IBM Wins an Appeal from a Patent Examiner’s Rejection

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent, PTAB26 Comments

IBM won an appeal to the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) reversing a patent examiner's 102 (anticipation) and 103 (obviousness) rejections of claims 1-20. The claimed subject matter “relates…

Nike Strikes Out

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. September 1, 2022Patent, PTAB54 Comments

Nike is striking out at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in its Inter Partes Review involving Adidas. This is the third appeal Nike has lost. Is…

Dropbox Reversed a Patent Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-21

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB14 Comments

Recently Dropbox obtained a reversal of an Examiner's rejection of claims 1-21 by arguing that the Examiner's rejection under 103 (obviousness) didn't meet the burden of proof of showing the…

Motorola Reversed a Patent Examiner’s Rejection to claims 1-20

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB20 Comments

Recently Motorola obtained a reversal of an Examiner rejection to claims 1-20. The examiner rejected these claims as anticipated by a reference, and equated "bearer" to equipment rather than a…

Apple Wins an Appeal at the PTAB

By Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus P.A. August 31, 2022Patent, PTAB20 Comments

An Apple patent application wins on appeal to the PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board). The Examiner's rejection based on 102 (anticipation) was reversed by the PTAB. Here is the…