Askeladden Advocates for Examination of All Proposed Amendments in PTAB Patent Review Proceedings
Raised patent quality concerns stemming from proposed revisions to motion to amend practice in USPTO comment letter.
Askeladden Advocates against Tribal Sovereign Immunity for Inter Partes Review Proceedings
Submitted amicus brief in support of PTAB's decision finding tribal sovereign immunity inapplicable in six IPRs involving Restasis® patents.
Askeladden Petitions for Review of Digital Verification Systems Patent
Argues that prior art renders all claims anticipated or obvious.
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Askeladden Continues to Advocate for the Ability of Non-Defendant IPR Petitioners to Appeal Adverse PTAB Decisions
January 11, 2019
Askeladden filed an amicus brief today with the United States Supreme Court in JTEKT Corp. v. GKN Automotive Ltd. advocating for the Court to review and correct the Federal Circuit’s standing jurisprudence with respect to the ability of non-defendant inter partes review (IPR) petitioners to appeal adverse decisions of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
January 4, 2019
Askeladden submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) late last month in response to the USPTO’s request for comments on proposed changes to the motion to amend practice and procedures in patent review proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Askeladden Submits Amicus Brief at Supreme Court in HP Inc. v. Berkheimer
November 15, 2018
Calls for review of Federal Circuit ruling pertaining to the nature of patent eligibility analysis.
Askeladden Supports Supreme Court Review in Corning Optical v. PPC Broadband
November 1, 2018
Amicus brief urges Supreme Court to clarify its Halo decision and ensure proper application by lower courts.
Is the Presumption of Validity Dead in Substitute Claims Issued as a Result of Motions to Amend After PTAB Proceedings?
September 28, 2018
A presumption of validity that is based on the assumption that government officials are presumed to have done their job is reasonable when a government office has been so tasked. However, in the context of amended claims coming out of an inter partes review, the rationale falls apart.
Askeladden Advocates for Ability of Non-Defendant IPR Petitioners to Appeal Adverse PTAB Decisions
September 20, 2018
Askeladden filed an amicus brief this week advocating for en banc review to correct the Federal Circuit’s standing jurisprudence with respect to appeals of Inter Partes Review decisions.
