PTAB Invalidates Purple Leaf Patents Following IPR Challenges from Askeladden
The Patent Trial and Appeals Board found the claims of the two payments-related patents to be unpatentable.
PTAB Grants Askeladden's Request for IPR of Verify Smart Patent
Askeladden asserted that the patent's claims related to identity verification in electronic transactions are invalid as obvious.
Askeladden Files Amicus Brief in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy Group
Argues that IPR and CBM processes play a critical role in improving patent quality.
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Askeladden Petitions for Review of Digital Verification Systems Patent
March 7, 2018
Argues that prior art renders all claims anticipated or obvious.
PTAB Denies St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Request for Sovereign Immunity in Challenges of Restasis Patents
Askeladden filed an amicus brief arguing against applicability of tribal sovereign immunity in IPR proceedings.
February 15, 2018
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found the claims of the two payments-related patents to be unpatentable.
Askeladden Advocates against Tribal Sovereign Immunity in Patent Review Proceedings
December 4, 2017
Askeladden argues that the Tribe’s motion to dismiss should be denied because Tribal Sovereign Immunity does not apply to administrative proceedings like IPRs before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Askeladden Files Amicus Brief in Oil States v. Greene's Energy Group
November 2, 2017
Askeladden argues that IPR and CBM are integral tools for efficiently addressing poor quality patents, and that the Constitution does not require the validity of issued patents be determined by the Federal court system.
PTAB Grants Askeladden’s Request for IPR of Verify Smart Patent
July 25, 2017
Askeladden asserted that the patent’s claims related to identity verification in electronic transactions are invalid as obvious
