Askeladden One Step Closer to Invalidating Two Purple Leaf Patents
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Grants Askeladden’s Requests for Inter Partes Review of Two Payments-related Patents
Askeladden’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of Finnavations Patent Granted and IPR Instituted by Patent Trial and Appeal Board
NextCard Disclaims and Dedicates to the Public Patent Challenged by Askeladden
NextCard also requests adverse judgment in pending inter partes review proceeding requested by Askeladden.
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board Grants Askeladden’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of N5 Technologies Patent
April 25, 2017
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Askeladden’s request for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,197,297 assigned to N5 Technologies, LLC
April 12, 2017
In its IPR petition, Askeladden argued that the ’080 patent’s claims, which relate to providing customized offers (e.g., credit card offers) based on terms requested by an applicant, were obvious in light of prior art in existence at the time the application for the ’080 patent was filed.
April 6, 2017
On April 4, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Askeladden’s petition and instituted inter partes review of a patent owned by Finnavations LLC directed to a personal financial management system for tracking transactions.
February 28, 2017
The PTAB issued decisions on February 27, 2017, which found that Askeladden’s petitions established a reasonable likelihood that all of the claims in both patents are invalid. A final decision on invalidity is expected within one year.
Survey Says In-House Counsel Double Down on Quality in Patent Programs
February 15, 2017
More in-house counsel are focusing on the quality of their patent programs, a new survey from IP management and analytics software company Lecorpio says.
Federal Hiring Freeze Could Hurt Patent Quality
January 24, 2017
President Trump's federal hiring freeze could hurt quality of patents and hamper efforts to reduce patent application backlog.
