Patent case rulings from the Central District of California: Mar. 18 to Mar. 29, 2013 *

USA - April 2 2013
The following four decisions were reported in patent cases pending in the Central District of California for the period of March 18 through March 29…

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The PTAB clarifies scope of permissible discovery in inter partes review proceedings: Part 1 of 2 *

USA - March 19 2013
In this two-part blog, the standards for seeking discovery are discussed in the context of a recent order in Garmin International, Inc. et al. v…

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Patent case rulings from the Central District of California: March 1 to March 15, 2013 *

USA - March 16 2013
The following eighteen decisions were reported in patent cases pending in the Central District of California for the period of March 1 through March…

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PTAB denies petition for inter partes review *

USA - March 14 2013
In IPR2012-00041, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board ("PTAB") (A.P.J.s Medley, Blankenship and Bisk) issued an order in Synopsys, Inc. ("Petitioner")…

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Raising affirmative defense of invalidity in an answer does not deprive a party of standing to seek inter partes review *

USA - March 7 2013
In IPR2012-00022, the Patent Trial and Appeals Board ("PTAB") (A.P.J.s Tierney, Green and Robertson) issued an order in Ariosa Diagnostics…

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